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SS Hinduism Unit Test 6/7/19
SS Hinduism Unit Test 6/7/19
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1
Which of the following animals is sacred in Hinduism?
lion
cow
pigeon
cat
2
Which of the following a part of the Mahabharata?
Ramayana
Ganesh
Bhagavad Gita
Sita And Vishnu
3
Which of these are holy cities for Hindus?
There are no holy cities in Hinduism
Varanasi and Haridwar
Haridwar and Bengal
Diwali and Varanasi
4
What is the most important veda?
Yajur-Veda
Atharva-Veda
Sama-Veda
Rig-Veda
5
What is the name of the river that is the “liquid form of God”?
Nile
Ganjez
Ganges
Himilayas
6
Vishnu is the ____ god
Preserver
King
Creator
Destruction
7
What is the highest rank of the caste system?
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Brahmins
Upper class
8
Shiva is the god of...
Wealth
Destruction
Good fortune
Creation
9
What is samsara?
The cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth
Consequences for your actions
The rank of people in society
The afterlife
10
There are ______ on the Ganges river banks.
walls
ghats
gots
gaits
11
Holi celebrates which season?
Spring
Winter
Summer
Fall
12
On Diwali, people decorate streets and doorways with...
lights
banners
flowers
paintings
13
The lotus bud symbolizes...
nature’s gifts
how kids grow up
nothing
birth of the universe and the sun
14
About how many Hindus are there in the world today?
370 million
750 million
1 billion
1.3 billion
15
What are Hindu texts called?
Ramas
Shastras
Vedas
16
On Holi, people...
spend the entire day praying
celebrate Vishnu
repent for their sins
throw colored water at each other
17
Diwali is the Hindu _____.
winter festival
celebration of Abraham
new year
18
Moksha is...
god of knowledge
reincarnation
an eternal state of bliss, reuniting with Brahman
holiday every April
19
In Hinduism, ashes are _____
kept in a special box
thrown in the trash
thrown into a river
kept in a special room in a mandir
20
When a Hindu baby is born...
a guru says a prayer to the parents
a gold pen dipped in honey writes Om on its tongue
the names of Vishnu’s forms are told to it
21
Who is the goddess lots of Hindus pray to on Diwali?
Kali
Lakshmi
Sarasvati
Mahadevi Shakti
22
Hindu weddings can last for ____ days
4
3
2
8
23
Which Hindu symbol also appears in Buddhism and Sikhism?
Swastika
Om or Aum
Sri Yantra
Lotus
24
The Ramayana and the __________ are both part of the Smriti texts.
Vedas
Mahabharata
Upanishads
Rig-Veda
25
What is the name of the Hindu place of worship?
Church
Minbar
Vedas
Mandir
26
What two groups started Hinduism?
Aryans and Indus River Valley Civilization
The Ganges and Aryans
Muslims and Jews
Indus River Valley Civilization and Indians
27
A Hindu family has a home shrine. Which of the following is most likely not in their shrine?
fruit and flower perfume
picture of chosen god
cross
28
Hinduism is the most recent of all the religions we've studied.
True
False
29
What is the name of the eternal being or main god?
Brahman
Brahmin
Vishnu
Brahma
30
All Indians are Hindu.
True
False
31
The swastika is a symbol of...
Fear, danger, and war
Lakshmi
Beauty, love, and hope
Auspiciousness, protection, and good fortune
32
What is the sacred thread ceremony?
A ceremony where you burn threads over a sacred fire
When girls get their first necklace
Similar to a bar mitzvah; become an adult/member of religion
