Hinduism test

Question 1

Hindus want to achieve ______.

Answer 1

Moksha

Question 2

They do this by performing ______.

Answer 2

Dharma

Question 3

Hindus want to escape _______.

Answer 3

Samsara

Question 4

If their lives are less than perfect then they will be ____________ and must try again.

Answer 4

Reincarnated

Question 5

Define SAMARA

Answer 5

Samsara - the cycle of life, death and rebirth.

Question 6

Define DHARMA

Answer 6

Dharma - the duty people should perform in their life.

Question 7

Define MOKSHA

Answer 7

Moksha - being reunited with Brahman, the supreme being.

Question 8

Define REINCARNATION

Answer 8

Reincarnation - the rebirth of a soul in another body

Question 9

Define PUJA

Answer 9

Puja - a form of worship

Question 10

Define HINDUISM

Answer 10

Hinduism - an umbrella term for many traditions and beliefs

Question 11

What is the HINDU PLACE OF WORSHIP called?

Answer 11

Mandir

Question 12

Where do HINDUS WORSHIP at HOME?

Answer 12

They often have a special room with shrines to particular gods

Question 13

What does PUJA include?

Answer 13

• Offering food and flowers to the god
• Lighting arti lamps
• Chanting prayers
• Then sharing the food that has been symbolically blessed by the god

Question 14

Where did HINDUISM ORIGINATE from?

Answer 14

India

Question 15

How OLD is HINDUISM?

Answer 15

Over 5000 years

Question 16

Before time began there was no heaven, no earth and no space. A giant _____ floated on the nothingness. Asleep in its coils was the deity ______.

Answer 16

Before time began there was no heaven, no earth and no space. A giant _____ floated on the nothingness. Asleep in its coils was the deity ______.

• Cobra
• Vishnu

Question 17

A sound (‘__’) began and woke ______. A _____ ______ grew from his navel. In the middle of it sat ______.

Answer 17

A sound (‘__’) began and woke ______. A _____ ______ grew from his navel. In the middle of it sat ______.

• Om
• Vishnu
• lotus flower
• Brahma

Question 17

A sound (‘__’) began and woke ______. A _____ ______ grew from his navel. In the middle of it sat ______.

Answer 17

A sound (‘__’) began and woke ______. A _____ ______ grew from his navel. In the middle of it sat ______.

• Om
• Vishnu
• lotus flower
• Brahma

Question 18

______ commanded ______ to _________________.

Answer 18

______ commanded ______ to _________________.

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• create the world

Question 19

Brahma split the ____________ into _____. He used it to make the _______, the _____ and the ___.

Answer 19

Brahma split the ____________ into _____. He used it to make the _______, the _____ and the ___.

• lotus flower
• three
• heavens
• earth
• sky

Question 20

Then he created _______________ on the _____. One day, _____ will destroy the ________.

Answer 20

Then he created _______________ on the _____. One day, _____ will destroy the ________.

• all the beings
• earth
• Shiva
• universe

Question 21

Who is Brahman?

Answer 21

Brahman - the one supreme God

• Present everywhere and in everyone
• Brahman takes many different forms

Question 22

Who is BRAHMAN?

Answer 22

Brahman - the one supreme God

• Present everywhere and in everyone
• Brahman takes many different forms

Question 23

Who is BRAHMA?

Answer 23

Brahma - The creator of the world and all the creatures

Question 24

Who is VISHNU?

Answer 24

Vishnu - The preserver of the world

• Returns to earth in troubled times
• Restores the balance of good and evil.

Question 25

Who is SHIVA?

Answer 25

Shiva - The destroyer of the universe

- Destroys the universe so he can recreate it

Question 26

There are MILLIONS of OTHER GODS, such as Ganesh and Hanuman. When do HINDUS PRAY to them?

Answer 26

When they want something specific from them:

- e.g. before sitting an exam