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Important vocabulary terms related to Hinduism beliefs & practices.
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The highest class in the Hindu caste system is
none of the above
Vedas
Puja
Brahmin
2
The term
HINDU
originally meant:
People who fought with the Romans.
People who wrote the Bhagavad Gita.
People who believe in Karma
People who lived on Indus River
3
This is an ancient Indo-European language:
Gita
Sanskrit
Sindhu
Hindu
4
The term
orthodoxy
means...
Right
Both "right" & "true" are correct.
True
Neither "right" nor "true" are correct.
5
Hindu worship that involves prayer, song, and offerings to deities is called...
Darshan
Moksha
Puja
Samsara
6
The lowest caste in the Hindu system are
all of the above
are called the "untouchables"
perform jobs considered "unclean" like garbage removal.
are considered outside of the Varna (Caste) system
7
A
pantheon
is...
a group of animals
a group of priests
a group of sacred texts
a group of deities
8
Hindus believe that deities can embody any statues & images so there are strict
parameters
artists must follow.
False
True
9
Hindus believe time & space are cylindrical--one era cycles into the next.
True
False
10
This is the concept of achieving freedom from the cycle of birth, death, rebirth.
all of the above
Moksha
Dharma
Karma
11
Masters of a tradition who teach others & give spiritual guidance are called...
Gurus
Samsaras
Yogis
Hindus
12
Hindus believe in a universal spirit called
Puja
Moksha
Brahman
Samsara
13
Hinduism has a strict doctrine of beliefs and practices everyone must follow.
True
False
14
Hindus believe that their souls are bound to
the Samsara Wheel
Brahmin's cycle.
the caste cycle.
the Moksha Wheel
15
For Hindu worshipers, the concept of
bhakti
means...
seeing God in all things.
showing devotion for God
doing good deeds
serving others
16
Which of the following are important sacred texts in Hinduism?
All of the Above
The Vedas
Upanishads
Bhagavad Gita
17
By making a trip to see a god at a temple or shrine, Hindus practice "auspicious sight" or...
Darshan
Puja
Moksha
Samsara
18
One's ranking in the caste system is dependent on one's karma or "action"
True
False
19
The universal spirit, Brahman manifests on earth as a set of three deities called the...
Shiva
Bhakti
Trimurti
Darshan
20
This is the Hindu concept of cosmic law or what defines the rules of reality.
Dharma
Moksha
none of the above
Samsara
