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Unit 2 - Hinduism

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the Upanishad, Svetaketu’s father says a phrase that means "thou art that" :

a)

Tat Tvam Asi

b)

Neti… neti…

c)

Satchitananda

d)

Namaste

2.

What is the Sanskrit term that can be translated as ‘pleasure’

a)

Kama

b)

Karma

c)

Artha

d)

Dharma

3.

The Sanskrit word most often translated as ‘duty’

a)

Kama

b)

Karma

c)

Dharma

d)

Moksha

4.

The Sanskrit term can be translated as ‘liberation’ or ‘self-realization’

a)

Samsara

b)

Atman

c)

Moksha

d)

Artha

5.

The Sanskrit term can be translated as ‘true Self’

a)

Atman

b)

Kshatriya

c)

Maya

d)

Brahman

6.

The elephant-headed god who presides over new beginnings is known as

a)

Ganesh

b)

Shiva

c)

Parvati

d)

Hanuman

7.

Divinity, understood as completely transcendent and without characteristics, is what kind of Brahman?

a)

Saguna

b)

Nirguna

c)

Neti

d)

Sanatana

8.

Pantheism is the idea that

a)

There is no god

b)

God is a person, distinct and separate from humans

c)

there are many gods who compete for power

d)

all that exists in the universe is identical with God

9.

Samsara is a word that refers to _____________ and literally means __________.

a)

An incarnation of Vishnu, crossing down

b)

An immature desire, physical pleasure

c)

   Reincarnation, wandering

d)

Cessation of desire, extinguishing

10.

Shiva is a god of  ______, with iconography including _____.

a)

fierce feminine strength, a necklace of demon heads

b)

Destruction, a trident and a third eye

c)

Creation, four heads

d)

Education, a sitar

11.

Puja can be defined as:

a)

an image of a god

b)

a form of study

c)

the act of revering and honoring God through ritual

d)

Hindu festival of lights

12.

Which of the following is the ‘householder’ ashrama?

a)

Brahmacharya

b)

Grihastha

c)

Vanaprastha

d)

Sannyasa

13.

“Karma Yoga” means something like

a)

selfless non-attached action

b)

the discipline of wisdom

c)

constant devotion and love of God

d)

physical postures that harmonize with cosmic energies

14.

Hindu cosmology might best be summarized as

a)

the pursuit of pleasure

b)

Brahman is ultimate reality

c)

Do your duty

d)

Krishna is the ultimate divine personality