Hinduism

Question 1

Goal of Hinduism is __ the union of the individual soul and the Universal Soul, thus ending the endless cycle of rebirth

Accepted Answer

Moksha

Question 2

The belief in one god, but facets, or aspects of that god can be represented in other gods or avatars.

Accepted Answer

Henotheism

Question 3

. Hindus must follow Ahimsa which means do no harm, the reason many are vegetarians.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Both Rama and Krishna are avatars of what Hindu god?

Accepted Answer

Vishnu

Question 5

Living a good life, causing no harm and doing one’s moral duties according to one’s cast is called?

Accepted Answer

Dharma

Question 6

Hinduism is the oldest of the major world religions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The belief in many gods is called___________.

Accepted Answer

Polytheism

Question 8

Hinduism began in which river valley?

Accepted Answer

Indus

Question 9

The ancient language that Hinduism was originally written in.

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 10

Hindu belief that actions in this life determine what you will be reborn in the next (what goes around comes around)

Accepted Answer

Karma

Question 11

The belief in one god is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

Monotheism

Question 12

. Hindu worship of a personal god in the home or at temple is called?

Accepted Answer

Puja

Question 13

. The longest epic poem in the world, which includes the Bhagavad Gita

Accepted Answer

Mahabharata

Question 14

. Hinduism has over a billion followers worldwide, with most living in which country?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 15

In Hinduism the individual soul is known as the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Atman

Question 16

Hinduism is a very rigid/strict religion that has not changed in thousands of years.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

In Hinduism all deceased people are ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Cremated

Question 18

The oldest, most popular and most important Veda is considered the ________

Accepted Answer

Rig Vedas

Question 19

In Hinduism the endless cycle of reincarnation is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

Samsara

Question 20

The Festival of Lights to celebrate the Hindu New Year and victory of good over evil is called ______?

Accepted Answer

Diwali

Question 21

The Hindu Trinity is known as ______ the creator, ________ the protector, and ______ the destroyer.

Accepted Answer

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

Question 22

The Hindu god with the head of an elephant believed to be the remover of obstacles and good luck.

Accepted Answer

Ganesh

Question 23

Hindu temples are called mandirs

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Aum (also Om, ॐ) is

Accepted Answer

All the above.

Question 25

Hindu religion divides society into 4 castes or Varnas, the highest varna is the __

Accepted Answer

Priestly caste

Question 26

The Caste or Varna System did the following

Accepted Answer

All the Above

Question 27

The belief that one is reborn in a different bodily form after death is called_______

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation

Question 28

The four ancient scriptures of Hinduism are called the _____________, which translates to “knowledge”.

Accepted Answer

Vedas

Question 29

Outsiders invaded the Indus R. Valley and spread to the Ganges River valley in Northern India and introduced Sanskrit.

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 30

a class of people so low as not to be in the caste system. They did jobs of cremation and handeling human waste

Accepted Answer

Untouchables

Question 31

The Universal force that connects all life in Hinduism, the universal soul, called?

Accepted Answer

Brahman

Question 32

. The Festival of Color, celebrating the arrival of Spring, and people throwing colors at each other in the streets.

Accepted Answer

Holi

Question 33

The most sacred river in Hinduism/India

Accepted Answer

Ganges

Question 34

Hindus originated practice of Yoga as a way of uniting mind, body and consciousness for health and spiritual purposes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

Hinduism is the _____________ largest religion in the world.

Accepted Answer

3rd

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