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Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT one of the five great vows (Mahavratas) of Jaina renouncers?
a) Prayer
b) Chastity
c) Non-attachment
d) Truth

Question 2:

Which of the following is NOT one of the ‘Three Jewels’ of Jainism?
a) Correct practice
b) Correct intuition
c) Correct knowledge
d) Correct community

Question 3:

How many perfected beings known as ‘Jinas’ are revered by Jainas?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 24
d) 108

Question 4:

What is the purpose of Jaina practice for renouncers and householders alike?
a) Purification of the soul through ‘samvara’ and ‘nirjara’
b) To become a Tirthankara
c) To attain nirvana
d) To realize that ultimately this world is an illusion

Question 5:

Which of the following is NOT a major Jaina festival?
a) Divali
b) Navaratri
c) Mahavira Jayanti
d) Paryushana/Daslakshana

Question 6:

For Jainas, who is Mahavira?
a) The founder of their religion
b) The final Jina of the current age
c) An avatar of Vishnu
d) The supreme deity

Question 7:

Which of the following is the most accurate description of ‘sallekhana’
a) Widow immolation on a funeral pyre
b) The only allowable violent act
c) The highest form of ascetic piety
d) A very common Jaina ritual

Question 8:

What is the ultimate religious goal of Jainism?
a) Eliminate the consciousness and disappear
b) Be reborn in a heavenly realm
c) Attain physical immortality on earth (‘feast on illusion’)
d) To free the soul of all karma to attain liberation

Question 9:

What is the literal translation of the word ‘Jaina’?
a) ‘Victor’
b) ‘Warrior’
c) ‘Disciple’
d) ‘Preacher’.

Question 10:

The essence of Jainism is often expressed in which of the following sayings?
a) ‘Tat tvam asi.’
b) ‘Ahmsa paramo dharma.’
c) ‘Hare Krishna.’
d) ‘Om mani padme hum.’

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