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hinduism

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Ganges River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Mississippi River

2.

The final goal for Hindus is the liberation from reincarnation. Which word describes this?

a)

moksha

b)

epic poem

c)

Brahman

d)

guru

3.
The highest caste in the caste system is
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Brahmin
d)
Karma
4.
The predominant religion of India.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
5.
Members of the lowest caste (social class) in India.
a)
brahmans
b)
communists
c)
untouchables
d)
kshatriyas
6.
What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)
Caste
d)
Moksha
7.
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
caste system
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
8.
What river do Hindus hold sacred where they try to bathe daily in its water?
a)
Indus
b)
Amazon
c)
Ganges
d)
Nile
9.
The Vedas, or sacred texts of Hinduism, are written in the _____________ language.
a)
Hindi
b)
Hebrew
c)
Sanskrit
10.
The Vedas are ____________________
a)
warriors
b)
ancient laws
c)
sheep herders
d)
a collection of Hindu sacred texts
11.
Where did Hinduism originate? 
a)
Indian Valley 
b)
India 
c)
Nepal and India Border 
d)
Indus Valley 
12.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
13.
What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)
Caste
d)
Moksha
14.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.  
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
15.
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.
16.
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.
17.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
18.
A person's duty or what is right for him or her. 
a)
kharma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
19.
The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives. 
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
20.
Considered India's holiest river. 
a)
Ganges River
b)
Nile River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Mississippi River
21.
The final goal for Hindus, liberation from reincarnation. 
a)
moksha
b)
epic poem
c)
Brahman
d)
guru
22.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
23.

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

24.

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

a)

fighting

b)

nonviolence

c)

boycotting

d)

fasting

25.

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

a)

Boycott

b)

Independence

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Imperialism

26.

Which of the following means "Refusing to buy something"

a)

Boycott

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Independence

d)

Imperialism

27.

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

a)

Discrimination

b)

exposure

c)

unity

d)

enlightenment

28.

"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

29.

Which nation controlled India until after World War II?

a)

India

b)

Great Britain

c)

USA

d)

China

30.
A person's duty or what is right for him or her. 
a)
kharma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
31.

Hindus worship God in many forms.

a)
true 
b)
false
32.

The final goal for Hindus, freedom from reincarnation. 

a)
moksha
b)
epic poem
c)
Brahman
d)
guru
33.
A place of worship that is often dedicated to a sacred object or being. 
a)
guru
b)
moksha
c)
shrine
d)
church
34.
A long story of heroes told in verse. 
a)
Vedas
b)
Tanukh
c)
epic poem
d)
Scriptures
35.

Considered India's holiest river to Hindus 

a)
Ganges River
b)

Indus River

c)
Euphrates River
d)

Brahmaputra River

36.
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
caste system
c)
karma
d)
nirvana
37.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
38.

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

a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha

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