Deck 5: Sikhism

Question 1

One word that could be used to describe the religious life of a modern Sikh is

A) complicated.
B) ritualistic.
C) simple.
D) devotional.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

To Sikhs, the word guru means

A) teacher.
B) priest.
C) follower.
D) leader.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Who assumed the position of guru as a child due to the execution of his father and was the last human to fill the role?

A) Nanak
B) Angad
C) Gobind Singh
D) Granth Sahib

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Prospective Sikhs enter the religion through the ritual of

A) baptism.
B) confirmation.
C) re-evangelization.
D) cleansing.

Question 5

Various Muslim groups began to invade India from their bases to the west from this century onward.

A) ninth
B) tenth
C) sixteenth
D) seventeenth

Question 6

Nanak took this principle belief from Islam when developing Sikhism.

A) that there is one true God
B) the idea of ahimsa, or non-injury
C) vegetarianism
D) ceremonialism and rituals

Question 7

Nanak was the first in a series of ten of these who led Sikhism until the eighteenth century.

A) priests
B) monks
C) gurus
D) bishops

Question 8

What does the word sikh mean?

A) prophet
B) saint
C) godlike
D) disciple

Question 9

This person began the compilation of the Adi Granth and gave Sikhism its militant aspect.

A) Angad
B) Arjan
C) Amritsar
D) Har Gobind

Question 10

Which of the following was a transformative moment in Nanak's life?

A) the death of his wife
B) the death of one of his sons
C) a vision from God he received while meditating in the forest
D) the flight of his traveling companion, Mardana, from India

Question 11

A central element of the religion of Nanak was his adherence to strict

A) vegetarianism.
B) pacifism.
C) celibacy.
D) devotion to Allah.

Question 12

What is the Adi Granth?

A) a collection of myths
B) a collection of teachings
C) a collection of the official scriptures
D) a collection of laws

Question 13

Who is the reformer best remembered for attempting to bring Hinduism and Islam together?

A) Nanak
B) Gandhi
C) Kabir
D) Mahavira

Question 14

This group of Sikhs, known as the Khalsa, were

A) warriors.
B) environmentalists.
C) pacifists.
D) priests.

Question 15

Modern Sikhs are primarily concentrated in Northern India in the region of

A) New Delhi
B) Bangalore
C) Punjab
D) Mumbai

Question 16

Which of the following characterizes congregational worship by Sikhs?

A) There is a caste system.
B) Women are not allowed to participate.
C) Sikh priests run the ceremony.
D) Any member of the community may lead group services.

Question 17

Sikhs refer to their God as

A) Allah.
B) Jehovah.
C) The True Name.
D) Father God.

Question 18

Sikhs gather for congregational worship in temples called

A) gurdwaras.
B) sahibs.
C) granths.
D) punjabs.

Question 19

Based on the religious vision of Nanak, Sikhs believe that

A) "There is no Muslim and there is no Hindu."
B) "There is no Hindu and there is no Buddhist."
C) "There is no right and there is no wrong."
D) "There are no Sikhs."

Question 20

A principle religious duty of Sikhs is

A) to feed the poor.
B) to clothe the poor.
C) to give alms to monks.
D) to provide housing to the homeless.

Question 21

Describe life for modern-day Sikhs. What challenges do they face and why?

Question 22

Discuss three religious concepts that Sikhism retained from Hinduism and relate those to the strict monotheism retained from Islam.

Question 23

This Sikh holiday celebrates the day on which Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa.

A) Holi
B) Divali
C) Vaisakhi
D) Langar

Question 24

Which of the following words describes the life of modern-day Sikhs in India?

A) safe
B) precarious
C) powerful
D) pacifist

Question 25

Describe the careers of Kabir, Nanak, Arjan Dev, and Gobind Singh and explain why each is an essential figure in the history of Sikhism.

Question 26

Discuss the origin of the Khalsa and describe the rules to which they adhered and why.

Question 27

The beautiful house of worship built by Sikh leaders in the sixteenth century is called

A) Mecca.
B) the Golden Temple.
C) Langar.
D) Adi Granth.

Question 28

Why don't the Sikhs have an elaborate calendar or set of festivals?

A) Their religious practice is extremely simple.
B) They were instructed by Nanak not to celebrate.
C) They are now more of a group of warriors than religious practitioners.
D) They don't like festivals.

Question 29

Discuss the religious practice of modern Sikhs. How do the rituals and style of worship reflect distinctive Sikh beliefs?

Question 30

One of Nanak's main goals was to

A) resolve differences between Muslims and Hindus.
B) convert large numbers of people to Sikhism.
C) make Sikhism more like Islam.
D) make Sikhism more like Hinduism.