Achieve Test Prep: World Religions

Question 1

Theravada, Vajrayana. Mahayana

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 2

_____ holds that nirvana is obtained through personal effort with little to no help from Buddhas, bodhisattvas, teachers

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Zen

Question 3

Which of these is NOT included in the Four Noble Truths

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Suffering is the righteous path

Question 4

Caste system

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Hinduism

Question 5

which of the following festivals is associated with the goddess Lakshmi and is a time for the lighting of festive lamps

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Diwali

Question 6

Bhagavad Gita is the most important text followed

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Hinduism

Question 7

The ________ is/are at the heart of Buddha's system of teachings about the true nature of reality and how to live

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Four Noble Truths

Question 8

Suffering

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Buddhism

Question 9

The Laws of Manu, also know as The Code of Manu

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Hinduism

Question 10

Which of the terms denotes Buddhism's core teachings systematized in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path

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Dharma

Question 11

The four immeasurable: Love, Joy, Compassion, Self-control

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Buddhism

Question 12

What does the name Buddha mean

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The awakened one

Question 13

Hinduism is the majority religion of India, most being Hindu. What country also claims a majority Hindu presence

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Nepal

Question 14

Which of these is the Second Noble Truth

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Cause of suffering is selfish desire for things that we can never obtain

Question 15

Worship in temples

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Both

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu

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Nataraja

Question 17

Which of the following goddesses is also associated with Shiva's creative power

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Shakti

Question 18

Contradicting the Hindu social conventions, Buddha taught which of the following

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That women could achieve enlightenment

Question 19

Bodhisattva means "enlightenment being"

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Buddhism

Question 20

The process by which Hindu concepts, deities, and practices spread throughout the Indian subcontinent is:

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Sanskritization

Question 21

Reincarnation

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Both

Question 22

Diwali, Festival of

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Hinduism

Question 23

The tradition's altruistic approach to the planet's woes are part of what is referred to as _____ Buddhism

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Socially engaged

Question 24

Krishna god of

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Hinduism

Question 25

Renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic

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Buddhism

Question 26

What century BCE did Buddhism arise in Northern India

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Sixth

Question 27

Meditation

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Both

Question 28

Which of these is not included in the story that describes the life of Buddha, called Buddha Carita

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He recalled all of the names of god

Question 29

Enlightenment in Buddhis is achieved

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Primarily through a practitioner's own efforts

Question 30

The Buddha made his first five followers part of his ________, or monastic order

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Sanga

Question 31

Which Vedic genre of texts are commentaries that explore the relationship atman (the self) and brahman (the absolute)

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Upanishad

Question 32

What did Siddhartha see when he finally left his father's palace for the first time at age 29

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The Four Passing Sites

Question 33

Nirvana

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Both

Question 34

The Vedas are presently used as a collection of historical texts

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Hinduism

Question 35

Samsara, sacred writing of

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Buddhism

Question 36

According to the text, perhaps the best telling of the life or legend of the Buddha is found in the _______

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Buddha Carita

Question 37

Which of the following deities is the cosmic dancer through the universe's creation and destruction

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Shiva

Question 38

According to Damien Keown, the goal of ____ is not to be "elsewhere" but to be right here, fully conscious and aware

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Meditation

Question 39

Which of the several Buddhist canons is the most widely accepted

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Pali Canon

Question 40

Which of the follow religious reformers was considered during his lifetime to be an incarnation of god Krishna and Radha

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Chaitanya

Question 41

Karma

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Both

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