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Hinduism

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Term for the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives. 

a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
2.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
3.
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
caste system
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
4.

Considered India's holiest river to Hindus 

a)
Ganges River
b)

Indus River

c)
Euphrates River
d)

Brahmaputra River

5.
A long story of heroes told in verse. 
a)
Vedas
b)
Tanukh
c)
epic poem
d)
Scriptures
6.
A place of worship that is often dedicated to a sacred object or being. 
a)
guru
b)
moksha
c)
shrine
d)
church
7.

The final goal for Hindus, freedom from reincarnation. 

a)
moksha
b)
epic poem
c)
Brahman
d)
guru
8.
A person's duty or what is right for him or her. 
a)
kharma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
9.

Hindus worship God in many forms.

a)
true 
b)
false
10.

Which nation controlled India until after World War II?

a)

India

b)

Great Britain

c)

USA

d)

China

11.

When Gandhi was in south Africa, he experienced _________ as an Indian immigrant.

a)

Discrimination

b)

exposure

c)

unity

d)

enlightenment

12.

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi


In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

a)

armed rebellion

b)

civil disobedience

c)

horns of the bull

d)

guerrilla tactics

13.

Which of the following means "Refusing to buy something"

a)

Boycott

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Independence

d)

Imperialism

14.

Which of the following means "Refusing to follow the laws in a peaceful way."

a)

Boycott

b)

Independence

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Imperialism

15.

Which of the following was NOT a method of protest Gandhi used against the British

a)

fighting

b)

nonviolence

c)

boycotting

d)

fasting

16.

What was the reason for the Gandhi's Salt March to the sea?

a)

He protested the salt tax imposed by the British

b)

He wanted the pepper to be taxed instead of the salt

c)

He protested the use of violence against people of India

d)

He thought the salt tax was justified