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Religions in India
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Another religion in India is Sikhism founded by
Raja Bob
Guru Nanak
Ghandi
Mother Ganges
2
Your position in life is determined by your
gender
talents
Karma
rituals
3
Vishnu and Shiva are known for all of the following except
transforming into human and animal form
destroying all other deities
descending to Earth occasionally
having adventures on Earth in the form of Avatars
4
The founder of Buddhism (Siddhartha Gautama) left a privileged life to find a solution to
the lack of education among the poor
the diseases affecting the poor
the suffering of all people
the lack of work for poor
5
Jainism, another religion practiced in India, teaches that people should not
hurt any living thing
participate in modern Indian culture
let others mistreat them
look at the color red
6
The Muslim religion, called Islam, follows the teachings of
Christ
Buddha
Mother Ganges
Muhammad
7
Most Hindus have a corner of their home reserved for their favorite
god or goddess
foods
chair
literature
8
__________ was introduced in India when Thomas, Jesus's disciple, went to India in 52 A.D.
The caste system
Care for the poor
Democratic thought
Christianity
9
Some devoted Hindus give up all possessions and become wandering holy men called
sitars
sadhus
karis
drones
10
To break the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, Hindus hope to achieve
symmetry
financial prosperity
moksha
priesthood
11
The estimated number of Indians who are Hindus is
1.5 billion
500 million
300 million
900 million
12
Sikhs believe in only one God and reject the
caste system
duty to pay tax
modern conveniences of Indian life
festivals of Indian culture
13
A Sikh man wears five outward signs of his faith - they all begin with the letter ___.
M
K
Z
D
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The religion of Islam was established in India after Muslims invaded in the
1900's
1700's
1800's
1200's
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Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer are all forms of
ancient spiritual texts
Hindu temples
ancient warrior heroes
Brahman
16
The culture of India includes
people of one race
a combination of ancient customs and brand new ways
a limited number of traditions
only one primary faith
17
One duty all Muslims must complete is to make a
pilgrimage to Mecca
Ramadan feast
prayer mat
shrine for the dead
18
In the Hindu faith, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called
caste
meditation
purity
reincarnation
19
The __________________ is the longest poem in existance and it tells about gods and goddesses.
karma
caste
Kali
Mahabharata
20
India has approximately _____________ Muslims.
150 million
400 million
4 million
a few thousand
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Buddhists practice _____________ in order to let the mind become quiet and experience life.
meditation
yoga
singing
fasting
22
The daily rituals and acts of worship are called
pujas
yoga
healing time
meditations
23
Because there are so many faiths in India, Indians place a high value on ___________.
tolerance
religious studies
privacy
isolation
24
Brahman is a/an
a religious festival
eternal spiritual force
city in western India
special prayer offered to bless food
25
By following the law of dharma, Hindus perform all the duties within their _________.
family
caste/position in life
temple
circle of friends
26
Which major world religion originated in India?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
27
One of the more popular Hindu gods is
sadhu
Ganesh
Mother Ganges
Ghandi
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Hinduism is based on ancient holy texts called
the Taj Mahal
the Vedas
the gurus
the sari