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Hinduism Test

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the God with their description:

Brahma

a)

creator of the universe

b)

preserver of life

c)

destroyer of ignorance

2.

Match the God with their description:

Vishnu

a)

creator of the universe

b)

preserver of life

c)

destroyer of ignorance

3.

Match the God with their description:

Shiva

a)

creator of the universe

b)

preserver of life

c)

destroyer of ignorance

4.

What is dharma?

a)

Deeds or actions during life

b)

Release from the reincarnation cycle

c)

Your role in life or society

5.

What is karma?

a)

Deeds or actions during life

b)

Release from the reincarnation cycle

c)

Your role in life or society

6.

What is moksha?

a)

Cycle of rebirth (reincarnation)

b)

Release from the reincarnation cycle

c)

Your role in life or society

7.

What is moksha?

a)

Cycle of rebirth (reincarnation)

b)

Release from the reincarnation cycle

c)

Your role in life or society

8.

What is reincarnation?

a)

An ancient Indian religious ceremony

b)

Someone's role in society

c)

Rebirth of a soul in a new body

9.

The sacred texts of ancient Hinduism are the ____.

a)

Brahmins and Kshatriyas

b)

Vedas and Upanishads

c)

Shiva and Vishnu

10.

True or False: Hinduism uses the caste system.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
People of India were divided into social classes called the ___________________ system
a)
Economic
b)
Caste
c)
Political
d)
School
12.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
13.

All Hindus must follow their "dharma", which means to:

a)

wprk hard to learn all parts of the Vedas

b)

fight any enemy who would act against another Hindu

c)

obey the laws and perform the duty of their caste

d)

worship several times per week at a Hindu temple or Mandir

14.

How are Indian people placed in a caste?

a)

They are born into a certain caste.

b)

They earn their position based on educational level.

c)

Their parents choose their caste.

d)

When they are old enough, the ruler assigns them a caste.

15.

Which group is considered so low that they are not even on the social pyramid - they are beneath it!

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Untouchables (Dalits)

d)

Shudras

16.

What language is the sacred text, the Vedas, written in?

a)

Greek

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Sankrit

d)

Indian

17.

What group or caste is at the top of the Hindu social pyramid?

a)

herders and merchants

b)

priests amd religious leaders

c)

rulers and warriors

d)

farmers