Hinduism

Question 1

The influx of Aryans into the Indus River Valley combined with indigenous practices to form the Vedic Period.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Priests are the Brahmin Class in Hinduism.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Kshatriyas are the Warrior Class.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Vaishyas are the Servants of Hinduism.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Shudras are the Merchants in Hinduism.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Purusha was a god mentioned in the Rig Veda who was broken up and destroyed to create the world.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The eternal unchanging soul in Hinduism is Maya.

Answer 7

False (This is describing Atman)

Question 8

Atman is the illusion of life that we need to free ourselves from in this life.

Answer 8

False (This is describing Maya)

Question 9

The Upanishads describe the cycle of Maya and the ultimate goal of liberation from this illusion which is to return to Brahman.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Dharma Sutra is one’s duty or obligation within one’s Varna.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Artha Sutra is to understand wealth and power or material gain.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Dualism is a belief that God is part created and maintained by the tug and pull of two parts, like in Mahayana Buddishm.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Pantheism is the belief that God is everything.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Henotheism is sticking to one God from many.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The Tilak is the mark in the forehead used to identify which God the person serves.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

In the Upanishads, Atman is identicial to Brahman.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Devi is the Goddess that has taken on many forms repesenting the divine femenine.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Shakti is like soma with an associated hallucinogenic beverage.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Shiva’s power is illustrated by the Lingham of Light.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Genesha’s head was replaced by an elephant’s head.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Arjuna sees a massive vision of everything through the mouth of Krishna in the Bahgavad Gita.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Ghandi believed Bahgavad Gita was the most valuable scripture.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Bahgavad Gita teaches that we should do thinks in life that yields the best results.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

The Path of Action is Karma Yoga, which is the path of selfless service to others.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Jnana Yoga is the path to knowledge, in which one can obtain union with the supreme through intellectual pursuit.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Bhakti Yoga is the path of devotion.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Raja Yoga is the path of discipline, in which one is energized mind and body.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Vedanta is a school of philosophy that examines devotion and reunciation.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

The third eye of Hatha Yoga is represented by a dot, a point of higher consciousness and wisdom.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

The idea of Brahaman in the Upanishads can be considered a sense of monism.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Atman is represented in the greeting of Namaste.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Purusha is sacrificied in order to enable the creation.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Upanishads, Samsara, and Brahman are the most common Hindu scripture.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The three most common gods of the Vedas are Agni, Soma, and Indra.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The four ends of Hinduism are Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Puja is the ceremonial worship of a god in Hinduism.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Karma Jnana, Bhakti, and Samsara are the four paths of Yoga.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Ghandi focused on Karma Yoga.

Answer 38

True