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Hinduism (Part I) - Unit 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Moksha is the Hindu word for....

a)

liberation or release from the limited realm of existence

b)

material success

c)

caste of servants

d)

pleasure

2.

Brahman is the ...

a)

eternal essence of reality and source of the universe

b)

highest of the four classes.

c)

wheel of rebirth or reincarnation

3.

Monism is the same thing as monotheism.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Ancient philosophical texts that form the basis of Hindu doctrines.

a)

Brahman

b)

Quran

c)

Upanishads

d)

Bible

5.

Another word for Atman is

a)

shoe

b)

wheel of rebirth

c)

eternal self (soul)

d)

prayer

6.

Symbolically, how man gods and goddesses do Hindus believe in?

a)

7,612

b)

330 million

c)

3

d)

40

7.

Samsara is

a)

Creator of Hinduism

b)

Wheel of Rebirth or Reincarnation

c)

Name of Hindu goddess of light

8.

Hindu's most popular sacred text. (It's part of an epic poem where the god Krishna teaches a great warrior about Hindu philosophies.)

a)

Pride and Prejudice

b)

Bhagavad-Gita

c)

Samsara

d)

Karma

9.

Karma is the effect of a person's actions determines the nature of one's reincarnation.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

Dharma is Hinduism' closest equivalent to the West's term religion, it is a complete way of life. What dimension is it most closely related to?

a)

Ethical

b)

Ritual

c)

Material

11.

"Hindu" derives from the Sanskrit word sandu which means ____.

a)

submission

b)

river

c)

universe

d)

many gods, one source

12.

There is one sacred text in Hinduism.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Hinduism's most sacred symbol which represents Brahman, used to begin and end most mantras, sound of the beginning of time.

a)

b)

c)

d)