exam 3

Question 1

Most Tantric practices follow the Right Hand Path

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What Hindu tradition has used images of deities in sexual embrace to symbolize spiritual teachings?

Answer 2

Tantra

Question 3

Three of the forbidden substances or acts of “Left Hand” Tantrism are meat, liquor, and improper sexual practices

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Of the daily rites performed by a temple priest, especially those in the morning and evening, which is considered the most important of hush point and accompanied by a clamor of bells and noise?

Answer 4

The circling of flame before the image

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the two etymologies or root meanings of the Sanskrit word puja?

Answer 5

“To serve”

Question 6

When performing temple worship, which part of a devotee’s body is most frequently marked by a priest with colored powder, paster, or ashes?

Answer 6

forehead

Question 7

These are the supernormal powers said to be gained by those who practice either the tantric tradition or the yogic tradition of Pantanjali

Answer 7

siddhi

Question 8

“Without Sakti, Siva is a corpse.” From which religious tradition does the phrase come?

Answer 8

Tantrism

Question 9

These were female, temple ritual specialists especially skilled in the sacred art of dancing for deities.

Answer 9

devadasis

Question 10

Often, the water used to bathe the deities in the morning is offered to visiting devotees as a blessing, which they drink or brush through their hair.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

This term refers to blessed or consecrated food that is eaten by devotees after it has been offered to and partaken of by deities.

Answer 11

prasada

Question 12

Our textbook notes there have been “three orthodoxies” in the history of Hinduism. Which of the following is not one of the three?

Answer 12

an Indus Valley Orthodoxy

Question 13

Which of the following is the Sanskrit term for the basic rites of worship associated with bhakti religion?

Answer 13

puja

Question 14

Hindus “take” and “receive darsana” when they visit a temple. What does this phrase imply about their interaction with the divine?

Answer 14

they are going to see and be seen by the deity

Question 15

Temples and other pilgrimage sites or destinations are considered tirthas because one can more easily cross-over to the divine.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

This Sanskrit term means image or icon and refers to any representation of the divine

Answer 16

Murti

Question 17

Which text assures devotees that any offering, no matter how simple or humble, when given with sincerity, will be accepted by the deity?

Answer 17

Bhagavad Gita

Question 18

The Sanskrit term for the inner sanctum of a temple (where the central image of the deity is enshrined) translates as _____________.

Answer 18

“womb-house”

Question 19

Which of the following was not given in our text as an explanation for the sexual and erotic motifs found on some temple architecture?

Answer 19

it shows a corruption of hindu values

Question 20

Hinduism is not generally a proselytizing religion. One exception to this are the Hare Krsnas.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

In which year did India attain independence from British colonial rule?

Answer 21

1947

Question 22

To uplift the “untouchable” castes, Mahatma Gandhi called them the Harijans or “Children of God.”

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The BJP currently holds power in India

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Which Hindu movement arrived in New York City in 1969, featured chanting and dancing, and quickly became labeled a “cult” by the media and mainstream American religions?

Answer 24

International Society for Krsna Consciousness

ISKCON

Question 25

Which Hindu holy person spoke at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, becoming one of the first Hindu religious teachers to bring Hinduism to America?

Answer 25

Swami Vivekananda

Question 26

Though typically classified as Hindu, this north Indian poet-saint often wrote poetry critical of both Hindu and Muslims as arrogant, since each asserted an exclusive claim to religious truth.

Answer 26

Kabir

Question 27

During British colonial rule in India, which of the following was created as a rational, Upanisad-based Hinduism cleansed of its more “superstitious” elements and supportive of Western education, science, and the uplift of women?

Answer 27

Brahmo Samaj

Question 28

Which 19th century Hindu figure is most famous for reforming the role of the world-renouncers and ascetics? He thought they should balance the seeking of spiritual liberation with service to humanity.

Answer 28

Ramakrishna

Question 29

Which specific act is the Chiko movement known for?

Answer 29

Tree Hugging

Question 30

Bharat Mata is the name of the goddess equated with the subcontinent of India itself. She is Mother India and is often used as a symbol of Hindu nationalism.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Which contemporary political party has historical ties to Hindu fundamentalists and Hindu nationalist groups?

Answer 31

BJP

Question 32

Akbar, a muslim ruler of India, supported a religoin that syncretized or combined Islam and Hinduism, which he called _______

Answer 32

“The Divine Faith”

Question 33

One of the last acts of British rule in India was the partitioning of this country from India, leading to mass migrations and violence between Hindus and Islams

Answer 33

Pakistan

Question 34

Guru Nanak said: “There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.” Which religion did he form?

Answer 34

Sikhism

Question 35

Originating in 1875, this was one of the first religious organizations founded in America that celebrated Asian religions, especially Hinduism

Answer 35

Theosophical society