QUIZ/EXAM QUESTIONS for CHAPTER 7

QUIZ/EXAM QUESTIONS for CHAPTER 7

<p>QUIZ/EXAM QUESTIONS for CHAPTER 7 </p><p>1. Hinduism and Buddhism </p><p>A) emphasize orthodox belief </p><p>B) have a cyclic view of time </p><p>C) say that death is followed by resurrection </p><p>D) all of these</p><p>2. Between 2,000 and 1,500 BCE, tribes from central Asia migrated into what is now Pakistan and Northwest India. They called themselves “Noble Ones,“ or in their Sanskrit language, </p><p>A) Parsees </p><p>B) Aryans </p><p>C) Harrapas </p><p>D) Devis</p><p>3. An energizing drink mentioned in ancient Indian texts that may have been hallucinogenic is </p><p>A) mohenjo-daro </p><p>B) rita </p><p>C) ghee </p><p>D) soma</p><p>4. The oldest Hindu texts are hymns to the gods found in the </p><p>A) Rig Veda </p><p>B) Upanishads C) Kama Sutra </p><p>D) the Puranas</p><p>5. The Hindu goddess who is patron of learning and the arts is </p><p>A) Sarasvati </p><p>B) Durga </p><p>C) Shakti </p><p>D) Indra</p><p>6. The Upanishads have a radical new worldview in which the ultimate reality is </p><p>A) the gods </p><p>B) Brahman </p><p>C) Nirvana </p><p>D) Tao </p><p>7. In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna is helped by an avatar of Vishnu named </p><p>A) Krishna </p><p>B) Shiva </p><p>C) Brahma </p><p>D) Devi 8. The god who is often represented as “Lord of the Dance” is </p><p>A) Vishnu </p><p>B) Krishna </p><p>C) Shiva </p><p>D) Agni</p><p>9. The Puranas are </p><p>A) law codes </p><p>B) stories about the gods </p><p>C) philosophical meditations on the Vedas </p><p>D) hymns</p><p>10. The text that formalizes the traditional four varnas was the </p><p>A) Laws of Manu </p><p>B) Bhagavad Gita </p><p>C) Upanishads </p><p>D) Rig Veda</p><p>11. In the traditional Four Stages of Life in Hinduism, the last stage is called </p><p>A) Saint </p><p>B) Renunciant </p><p>C) Forest Dweller </p><p>D) Martyr 12. Puja is the general term for a Hindu </p><p>A) god </p><p>B) leader </p><p>C) scripture </p><p>D) ritual</p><p>13. A standard Hindu funeral involves </p><p>A) burial in earth </p><p>B) cremation </p><p>C) mummification </p><p>D) burial at sea</p><p>14. From Hinduism, Buddhism accepted </p><p>A) the caste system </p><p>B) belief in rebirth </p><p>C) animal sacrifice </p><p>D) all of these</p><p>15. The questions that led Siddhartha Gautama to start the tradition now called Buddhism were mostly about </p><p>A) the gods </p><p>B) the soul C) sin </p><p>D) suffering</p><p>16. Buddha did not accept </p><p>A) Brahman as Ultimate Reality </p><p>B) the core self atman </p><p>C) the supremacy of the Brahmin caste </p><p>D) any of these </p><p>17. The community of monks and nuns in Buddhism is called </p><p>A) arhat </p><p>B) sangha </p><p>C) dukkha </p><p>D) mantra</p><p>18. Buddhist virtues DO NOT include </p><p>A) faith </p><p>B) compassion </p><p>C) loving-kindness </p><p>D) non-violence</p><p>19. The traditional way that Buddhist monks got their meals was </p><p>A) by raising crops at the monastery B) by begging from laypeople </p><p>C) by eating sacrificial offerings </p><p>D) by trading religious wares for food </p><p>20. The oldest school of Buddhism is </p><p>A) Vajrayana </p><p>B) Theravada (Hinayana) </p><p>C) Mahayana </p><p>D) Chan (Zen) </p>

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