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Hinduism - Year 7

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word describes the belief that all actions have a equal consequence?

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

ahisma

d)

moksha

2.

Which word means the rebirth of a soul in a new body.

a)

dharma

b)

reincarnation

c)

ahisma

d)

shrine

3.

What river is considered India's holiest (most spiritual) river?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Mississippi River

4.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
5.
Where did Hinduism originate? 
a)
Indian Valley 
b)
India 
c)
Nepal and India Border 
d)
Indus Valley 
6.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
7.
Hinduism is polytheistic.  What does that mean?
a)
Hindus believe in one God.
b)
Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe.
c)
Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven.
d)
Hindus believe in multiple classes of people.
8.
If a young woman is helping a man learn to read in rural India, which Hindu belief is she following?
a)
She is following her dharma by performing her duties and living in an honorable way.
b)
She is following her karma by performing her duties an dliving in an honorable way.
c)
She has reached moksha.
d)
This has nothing to do with Hinduism.
9.
What popular physical activity has origins in Hindu ideas and practice?
a)
Football
b)
Cricket
c)
Jazzercise
d)
Yoga
10.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.  
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
11.
In which country did Hinduism originate?
a)
Myanmar
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
India
12.
Teachers and thinkers who left their homes to think and talk about religious ideas. 
a)
brahmans
b)
gurus
c)
priests
d)
kshatriyas
13.
A place of worship that is often dedicated to a sacred object or being. 
a)
guru
b)
moksha
c)
shrine
d)
church
14.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
15.
Which answer is NOT a main God in Hinduism?
a)
Brahma
b)
Brohma
c)
Vishnu
d)
Shiva
16.
Good behavior means rebirth into a higher _______.
a)
Claaasss
b)
Class
c)
job
d)
military group
17.
Shiva the _______.
a)
creator
b)
great
c)
perserver
d)
destroyer
18.
Vishnu the _______.
a)
destroyer
b)
perserver
c)
creator
d)
great
19.
Brahma the _______.
a)
creator
b)
destroyer
c)
perserver
d)
great
20.
For Hindus all life is _______.
a)
good
b)
hated
c)
Sacred
d)
evil
21.
Hindus believe in doing ________, that create a bond with the Gods. 
a)
Random acts
b)
jobs
c)
Good Deeds
d)
Favors
22.
The Vedas are ____________________
a)
warriors
b)
ancient laws
c)
sheep herders
d)
a collection of Hindu sacred texts
23.

What is the meaning of dharma, as stressed in two of the major epic poems?

a)

righteous action, which is living according to moral law

b)

The reason we are born

c)

How we are supposed to think

24.

What animal is most sacred to a Hindu?

a)

sheep

b)

cow

c)

pig

d)

horse

25.

How many people in the world practice the Hindu religion?

a)

10 million

b)

80 million

c)

2 million

d)

900 million

26.

What percent of people in India practice Hinduism?

a)

50%

b)

80%

c)

10%

d)

60%

27.

What famous Hindu fought to end the caste system?

a)

Ghandi

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Abraham

d)

Moses

28.

bad karma =

a)

moksha

b)

rebirth to higher life

c)

rebirth to a less life

29.

What is correct sequence of the Hindu life cycle?

a)

death-life-rebirth

b)

life-death-rebirth

c)

rebirth-death-life

30.

Which Hindu festival is taking place in this picture?

a)

Indra

b)

Ravana

c)

Diwali

d)

Vishnu