Student Quiz: Chapter 5 | Concise Intro to World Religions | Higher Education

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Question 1:

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Hindu tradition?
a) The Hindu tradition has no founder.
b) Virtually all Hindus are vegetarians.
c) Meditation and yoga are the primary Hindu paths to salvation.
d) All of the above.
e) None of the above.

Question 2:

Which of the following groups is not considered to be one of the ‘twice-born’ castes?
a) Brahmin
b) Shudras
c) Vaisyas
d) Kshatriya

Question 3:

Select the proper historical sequence of events that best describes the Hindu tradition?
a) Vedas, Epics, Harappa culture, Mahatma Gandhi, Renaissance
b) Vedas, Harappa culture, Epics, Upanishads, Renaissance, Tantra
c) Harappa culture, Vedas, Epics, Tantra, Renaissance, Mahatma Gandhi
d) Upanishads, Vedas, Epics, Bhakti movement, Tantra, Mahatma Gandhi

Question 4:

What was the central theme of the earliest Vedic texts?
a) Jnana (knowledge) on the unity of Atman and Brahman
b) Yajna (sacrifice) to the Gods
c) Bhakti (devotion) to Vishnu and his various avatars
d) Vrata (votive rituals) to ensure well-being

Question 5:

Which of the following types of Hindu texts is not considered to be smrti?
a) Vedas
b) Epics
c) Puranas
d) Dharmasastras

Question 6:

How many orthodox schools of philosophy are recognized in the Hindu tradition?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 18

Question 7:

The figure attributed with organizing the various systems of yoga in India is known as ________.
a) Patanjali
b) Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
c) Buddha
d) Shankara

Question 8:

The Bhagavad Gita (BG) is one of the most popular scriptures among Hindus today. Which of the following statements about the BG scripture is false?
a) It is part of a much larger work called the Mahabharata
b) It teaches that fighting in a spirit of detachment is acceptable
c) It asserts that even women and outcasts can attain liberation
d) It describes the heroic exploits of the avatar Rama

Question 9:

According to Shankara, the Hindu saying ‘Brahman is Atman’ means ________.
a) that the individual self is the Supreme Self: the Soul is Divine
b) Tat Tvam Asi
c) non-dualism/Monism
d) All of the above.

Question 10:

Which of the following terms does not denote a Hindu festival?
a) Upanayana
b) Deepavali
c) Onam
d) Kumbha Mela

Question 11:

According to your textbook, who is probably the most popular god in all of Hinduism today?
a) Shiva
b) Ganesha
c) Devi (the Goddess and her myriad forms)
d) Vishnu (including his incarnations)

Question 12:

Hindu texts posit four stages (ashramas) of life. What are these four stages in proper order?
a) Birth, old age, sickness, and death
b) Student, householder, renunciation, and forest dweller
c) Student, householder, forest dweller, and renunciation
d) Pleasure (kama), wealth (artha), law (dharma), and freedom (moksha)

Question 13:

South Indian devotion is characterized by a number of unique aspects. Which of the following is not a part of South Indian Hindu traditions?
a) The Sant tradition
b) Nayanmars and Alvars
c) Puram and Akam
d) Tiruvaymoli and the Periya Puranam

Question 14:

According to your textbook, who is often called the ‘Father of Modern India’?
a) Pandit Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Ram Mohan Roy
d) Rabindranath Tagore

Question 15:

Modern Hinduism was spearheaded by two Hindu reform movements. Identify these movements—or the leaders of these movements—from the list below:
a) Mahatma Gandhi and Ambedkar
b) Aurobindo and Tagore
c) Vedic Reform and the Dalit Movement
d) Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samaj

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