Deck 2: Hinduism

Question 1

Of all world religions,Hinduism is the most

A) Internally diverse
B) Cosmopolitan
C) Liberal
D) Internally coherent

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Practicing Hindus must perform caste duty.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Ramayana contains the famous section called the Bhagavad-Gita.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

After her husband's death,a practicing Hindu widow is encouraged to remarry.

Question 5

The Great Story of the Bharatas is the longest epic in the world.

Question 6

Yoga is a practice of mental and spiritual discipline that primarily promotes physical and emotional power.

Question 7

There are three things that are said to define a practicing Hindu.

Question 8

Brahmins always understand what they are saying as they chant the Vedas.

Question 9

Who are the rishis?

A) Ancient seers
B) Modern priests
C) Living prophets
D) Unmarried women

Question 10

Much of the ancient Vedic form of Sanskrit is still in use today.

Question 11

The Puranas belong to the Smriti category of Hindu scripture.

Question 12

Hindus believe that concentrating on the mantra allows one to tap into the cosmic power of creative speech.

Question 13

The English word for "recognized expert" comes from a Hindu term.

Question 14

For Hindu men of the upper three castes,there are three possible stages of life.

Question 15

Ravana was the husband of the monkey-god.

Question 16

The Upanishads form the final part of the Shruti.

Question 17

What is the primary revelation in Hindu scripture?

A) What is heard
B) What is seen
C) What is given
D) What is thought

Question 18

The Vedas were orally passed through many generations.

Question 19

Hindus wash away the negative effects of what in the Ganges?

A) Karma
B) Dogma
C) Disease
D) Rebirth

Question 20

Hindu scripture is divided into

A) Two classes
B) Three classes
C) Four classes
D) Six classes

Question 21

The individual self or soul hidden at the center of every human is called the

A) Karma
B) Dogma
C) Brahman
D) Atman

Question 22

How many books are there in the Rig-Veda?

A) Two
B) Ten
C) One Hundred and twenty
D) One Thousand and twenty-eight

Question 23

All Hindus have reverence for the threefold ______.

Question 24

Hinduism has mostly rejected Buddhism and ________.

Question 25

Some of the Hindu scriptures have been in existence for

A) 1,000 years
B) 2,000 years
C) 3,000 years
D) 4,000 years

Question 26

The world's largest religious festival is held in

A) Chennai
B) Madras
C) Bombay
D) Hardwar

Question 27

The ______ provide updated rituals and are associated with the goddess Shakti.

Question 28

There are ______ principal Upanishads.

Question 29

Yoni is the human vagina,and a symbol of the _______ side of cosmic power.

Question 30

How many Vedas are there in the Shruti?

A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Twelve

Question 31

Eighteen of the ancient stories of the ______ are especially important.

Question 32

Hindus' use of scripture depends on their class and ______.

Question 33

Soma in the Vedic age produced

A) Hallucinations
B) Sound sleep
C) Religious knowledge
D) Headaches

Question 34

How many of the Upanishads have been most influential in Hindu history?

A) 13
B) 101
C) 123
D) 327

Question 35

For Hindus,the years 2000 - 1000 B.C.E.are known as ______ times.

Question 36

How many Vedas are there?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 37

Talk of what is found in the Rig-Veda text for funeral cremations?

A) The deceased going to ancestors
B) Weeping of family mourners
C) Mention of heaven and hell
D) Eventual reincarnation

Question 38

Aditi had _____ sons in the process of creation.

Question 39

For many Hindus,faithful reading of the Bhagavad-Gita is the route to

A) Heaven
B) Salvation
C) Karma
D) Redemption

Question 40

The Upanishads make a shift from Vedic world-affirming religion to a religion that many scholars consider world- ______.

Question 41

According to Hinduism,from what is the whole world created? Does this leave any moral taint? Why,or why not?

Question 42

The ______ contains magical spells such as spells against fever and business opponents.

Question 43

What is the Hindu view of the written word,and how does this contrast with other religious traditions?

Question 44

Why do so many Hindus take the Bhagavad-Gita to be their favorite scripture?

Question 45

The main group of the ______ deals with the Yajur-Veda.

Question 46

The ______ mark the start of a departure from Vedic ritualism.

Question 47

What are the Upanishads concerned to find,and how do they go about doing this?

Question 48

The Upanishads are close in style to the ______.

Question 49

_______ is the main human character in the Bhagavad-Gita.

Question 50

How does the caste system function in Hinduism?

Question 51

What is the role of scripture in Hinduism? Is there a simple answer to this question? Why,or why not?