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Hinduism

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Hindu word for reincarnation.
a)
Samsara
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Atman
d)
Mahbharata
2.
The sacred writings brought by the Aryans.
a)
Vedas
b)
Upanishads
c)
Mahabhrata
d)
Ramayana
3.
Hindu sacred writings which come in the form of a discussion between teacher and student.
a)
Upanishads
b)
Vedas
c)
Mahabharata
d)
Ramayana
4.

What are the duties that each Hindu must perform in order to achieve good Karma?

a)

Dharmas

b)

Samsara

c)

Kshatriaya

d)

Sudras

5.

What is the ultimate goal for Hindu?

a)

Achieve Karma

b)

Achieve Moksha

c)

Become a Brahmin

d)

Become a Buddhist

6.

Besides the Vedas, what else did the Aryans contribute to Hinduism?

a)

Sanskrit & the Caste System

b)

The Caste System and the Upanishads

c)

The languages of Sanskrit and Hindi

d)

The Upanishads and Sanskrit

7.
What practice do Hindus use to quiet the mind and connect to their god?
a)
maya
b)
reincarnation
c)
Brahman
d)
yoga
8.
What is generally accepted as the oldest religion in the world? (still practiced)
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Sikhism
9.
What animal is considered sacred to the Hindus?
a)
Monkey
b)
Spider
c)
Cow
d)
Dog
10.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
11.
How many Hindus are there worldwide?
a)
300 million
b)
600 million
c)
900 million
d)

1 billion

12.
He is the protector and has been to Earth several times in a different form each time. 
a)
Vishnu
b)
Shiva
c)
Brahma
d)
Ganesha
13.
He is the destroyer. 
a)
Shiva
b)
Vishnu
c)
Brahma
d)
Rama
14.

This was the group of people who migrated into India and brought the idea of organizing people into a system of levels.

a)

Romans

b)

Goths

c)

Mongols

d)

Aryans

15.

In the video with Morgan Freeman, what was special about Varanasi?

a)

The Ganges river flowed north.

b)

The Ganges river stopped flowing.

c)

The Ganges river was not polluted here.

d)

The Ganges river flowed west.

16.

What is the ultimate goal of a Hindu? (Has multiple answers.)

a)

To reach Moksha

b)

To become enlightened

c)

To be with "god"

d)

To go to heaven

17.
The idea that your actions in this life can affect your next life is called what?
a)
reincarnation
b)
dharma
c)
karma
d)
ahimsa
18.
Hindus celebrate many diferent holidays that celebrate a vareity of different things. The Festival of Lights is known as...
a)
Diwali 
b)
Dussera
c)
Holi 
d)
Karma
19.

This race of people were nomads who came from the Steppes region

a)

Indo-Europeans

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Hebrews

d)

Egyptians

20.

The Aryans heavily transformed this modern-day country

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

21.

The Hittites occupied Anatolia (Asia Minor), a huge peninsula in modern-day?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

Phoenicia

d)

Assyria

22.

The language that English, Sanskrit, Persian, and Spanish are all derived from is?

a)

Hittite

b)

Anatolian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Indo-Europeans

23.

The Aryans had a system of ranking human value. What type of system is this called?

a)

Caste

b)

Value Added

c)

Pecking Order

d)

Totem

24.

What did Hittites make their weapons out of?

a)

Silver

b)

Iron

c)

Bronze

d)

Orichalcum

25.

What civilization did the Hittites eventually capture?

a)

The remains of Akkad

b)

The remains of Egypt

c)

The remains of Kish

d)

The remains of Babylon

26.

Why are Hindus vegetarians?

a)

They believe animals have souls.

b)

They eat all meat except bottom feeders.

c)

They believe it is what their god wants.

d)

They prefer to grow their food.

27.

Today, the most important Hindu deities are Brahma, Vishnu, and _________.

a)

Shiva

b)

Rama

c)

Gandhi

d)

Ravana

28.

About how many Hindu followers are there in the world?

a)

900 million

b)

900,000

c)

9000

d)

9 billion

29.

Worship is commonly referred to as

a)

dalit

b)

puja

c)

raja

d)

karma

30.
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.
31.
Why do many Indians make pilgrimages to the Ganges River?
a)
They want to help clean up the pollution.
b)
To get baptized in its waters.
c)
To visit the holy sites along the rive and purify themselves in its waters.
d)
To drink the water and irrigate their crops.
32.
The highest caste in the caste system is
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Brahmin
d)
Karma
33.
This group is considered dirty and unclean, they are the outcasts of society
a)
Brahmin
b)
Dharma
c)
Untouchables
d)
Sudras
34.
Teachers and thinkers who left their homes to think and talk about religious ideas. 
a)
brahmans
b)
gurus
c)
priests
d)
kshatriyas
35.

Faithful Hindus still come to the Ganges on holy journeys called

a)

pilgrimages.

b)

samsara.

c)

reincarnation.

d)

purifications.

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