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Gandhi & Hinduism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river is most sacred to Hindus

a)

Brahmaputra River

b)

Indus River

c)

Ganges River

2.

What famous Hindu fought to end the caste system?

a)

Ghandi

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Abraham

d)

Moses

3.

T/F Most Hindus marry within their caste sytem.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

bad karma =

a)

moksha

b)

rebirth to higher life

c)

rebirth to a less life

5.

Why do Hindu boys and girls wear a dot and line on their forhead?

a)

good luck

b)

during puja

c)

humility

d)

from earth they come and to earth they return

6.
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.  
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
Shiva
7.
Who is the Creator god?
a)
Shiva
b)
Brahma
c)
Vishnu
d)
Ganesha 
8.

When Hindu's pray in a temple or at home, what is it called?

a)

ritual

b)

ceremony

c)

puja

d)

prayer

9.

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

a)

Boycott

b)

Independence

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Imperialism

10.

Which of the following means "Refusing to buy something"

a)

Boycott

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Independence

d)

Imperialism

11.

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

a)

fighting

b)

nonviolence

c)

boycotting

d)

fasting

12.

Which nation controlled India until after World War II?

a)

India

b)

England

c)

USA

d)

China

13.

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

a)

Discrimination

b)

exposure

c)

unity

d)

enlightenment

14.

What religion did Gandhi follow?

a)

Christian

b)

Buddhist

c)

Muslim

d)

Hindu

15.

"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