Student Quiz: Chapter 6 | Concise Intro to World Religions | Higher Education

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Question 1:

Which one of the following objects is not one of the five Ks of Sikhism?
a) Shorts
b) The turban
c) Uncut hair
d) A dagger

Question 2:

Which of the following statements about Sikhism is true?
a) Sikhism is a hybrid of Hinduism and Islam.
b) Sikhs teach that asceticism is the highest path to God.
c) Sanskrit is the holy language of Sikhism.
d) Sikhism worships its human Gurus as divine beings.
e) None of the above.

Question 3:

Which of the following practices is not considered to be central to the Sikh faith?
a) Repetition of the Name of God
b) Pilgrimage to the Golden Temple.
c) Service to others
d) Communal Langar

Question 4:

Amrit-dhari Sikhs are best represented by which of the following descriptions?
a) Baptized Sikhs who have taken vows to join the Khasla
b) Non-baptized Sikhs who keep long hair
c) Non-baptized Sikhs who cut their hair
d) Caucasian Sikhs who convert to the Khalsa

Question 5:

Which of the following terms does not designate a Sikh reform movement?
a) Nirankaris
b) Namdharis
c) Singh Sabha movement
d) Janam-sakhis

Question 6:

Due to arising in the Indic cultural sphere, Sikhism shares many foundational elements with Hinduism. Which of these Hindu beliefs/practices is not found in Sikhism?
a) The doctrines of karma and samsara
b) Celebration of Divali (Deepavali)
c) Strict adherence to the caste system
d) Loving devotion to God (bhakti)

Question 7:

What is the meaning of the term ‘Sikh’, from which Sikhism draws its name?
a) Teacher
b) Disciple
c) Warrior
d) Renunciant

Question 8:

Which of the following is not a name used for God in the Sikh tradition?
a) Sat Samadhi (‘the True Insight’)
b) Akal Purakh (‘the Timeless Person’)
c) Sat Guru (‘the True Teacher’)
d) Ek Onkar (‘the expression of Om’)

Question 9:

Which of the following religiously significant days is not celebrated by the Sikh community?
a) Vaisaskhi
b) The martyrdom of Guru Arjan
c) Ashura
d) Holi

Question 10:

Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh tradition, is the subject of a detailed biographical tradition recorded in the janam-sakhis. Which of the following episodes is not present in these accounts of Guru Nanak’s life (as outlined in your textbook)?
a) Nanak fared poorly in his government job, and preferred to devote his time to wandering with ascetics.
b) Nanak’s first mystical experience involved being presented by God with the elixir of immortality (amrit).
c) Nanak argued that religious affiliations were irrelevant (‘There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim’).
d) Nanak was martyred for his dedication to God as the True Guru (Sat Guru).

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A Concise Introduction to World Religions: Chapter 6