Siddhartha

Question 0

What is the name by which Siddhartha refers to the divine within him?

Answer 0

Atman

Question 1

What is the profession of Siddhartha’s father?

Answer 1

Priest

Question 2

Who is Siddhartha’s closest friend throughout part one of the novel?

Answer 2

Govinda

Question 3

What was the name of the group of ascetics Siddhartha joined after leaving his father?

Answer 3

Samanas

Question 4

What is Siddhartha’s primary goal in ascetic??

Answer 4

To become empty and let the self die

Question 5

What is the Buddhas real name?

Answer 5

Goatama

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the Buddhist countenance?

Answer 6

Peaceful

Question 7

Which of the following is not a belief espoused by the Buddha?

Answer 7

When we die we experience either eternal bliss or damnation

Question 8

What does Siddhartha say is missing in the Buddhist teaching?

Answer 8

The secret of what the Buddha has experienced

Question 9

After Siddhartha leaves the Buddha whom does he accept as his new teacher?

Answer 9

Himself

Question 10

What is the name of the courtesan from home Siddhartha learns the art of love?

Answer 10

Kamala

Question 11

Who did Kamala send Siddhartha to in order to earn money?

Answer 11

Kamaswami

Question 12

Siddhartha likens Camala’s mouth to what fruit?

Answer 12

Fig

Question 13

What are the three skills Siddhartha claims to have?

Answer 13

Waiting, fasting, and thinking

Question 14

What did Siddhartha speculate separated him from ordinary people?

Answer 14

His former life as a Samana

Question 15

What is the name of the cycle of death and rebirth?

Answer 15

Samsara

Question 16

Siddhartha describes the depravity of his worldly life as the “soul sickness of the ____”?

Answer 16

Rich

Question 17

What is the obsession that symbolizes Siddhartha’s unhealthy attachment to the world?

Answer 17

Gambling

Question 18

What is the subject of the dream which convinces Siddhartha that he must leave town?

Answer 18

Kamala’s singbird

Question 19

Where does Siddhartha go immediately after he leaves the town in disgust?

Answer 19

The river

Question 20

What prevents Siddhartha from committing suicide?

Answer 20

The sound of “om” emanating from within him

Question 21

Whom does Siddhartha see when he awakens by the river the morning after he contemplates suicide?

Answer 21

Govinda

Question 22

Why did Siddhartha think it necessary for him to have lived a life of flesh?

Answer 22

To kill the priest and Samana within him

Question 23

What is the name of the old ferryman to whom Siddhartha returns after leaving town?

Answer 23

Vasudeva