Hindusim & Buddhism
Unit 5: India. Basic tenants of Hinduism & Buddhism.
- 1.
Early Aryan religious beliefs include all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
The Eightfold path
- B.
Numerous gods and goddesses
- C.
Offering sacrifices
- D.
The practice of asceticism
Correct Answer
A. The Eightfold path -
- 2.
The Upanishads
- A.
Are a religious sect that completely rejected anything having material value
- B.
Are the collection of sermons preached by Siddhartha Gautama explaining the basics of Buddhism
- C.
Are a set of commentaries on the Vedas compiled in the sixth century BCE
- D.
Are the rock pillars created by Chandragupta Maurya to spread Hinduism
Correct Answer
C. Are a set of commentaries on the Vedas compiled in the sixth century BCE -
- 3.
The idea that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death and progresses through several existences on the while of life is known as
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Reincarnation
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Janism
Correct Answer
B. Reincarnation -
- 4.
The concept of one's actions in the present life affecting their rebirth in the next life is known as
- A.
Reincarnation
- B.
Dharma
- C.
Bodhi
- D.
Karma
Correct Answer
D. Karma -
- 5.
The term dharma refers to
- A.
The lowest caste in the varna
- B.
Laws governing the behavior of individuals depending on their status in society
- C.
The most important goddess in Hinduism
- D.
The achievement of ultimate release from the wheel of life
Correct Answer
B. Laws governing the behavior of individuals depending on their status in society -
- 6.
Which of the following is not a part of the trinity of Hindu gods
- A.
Indra, the Warrior
- B.
Brahman the Creator
- C.
Vishnu the Preserver
- D.
Siva the Destroyer
Correct Answer
A. Indra, the Warrior -
- 7.
The founder of Buddhism was
- A.
Chandragupta Maurya
- B.
Asoka
- C.
Rigveda
- D.
Siddhartha Gautama
Correct Answer
D. Siddhartha Gautama -
- 8.
Buddhism accepted all of the following practices of Hinduism EXCEPT
- A.
Reincarnation
- B.
Karma
- C.
The existence of an individual soul
- D.
Nonviolence
Correct Answer
C. The existence of an individual soul -
- 9.
Nirvana refers to
- A.
The Buddhist belief of the extinction of self-hood and the final reunion with the Great World Soul
- B.
Wisdom achieved when worldly cares are abandoned
- C.
The Hindu belief in the release from the wheel of life
- D.
The Janist belief in rejecting all material possessions
Correct Answer
A. The Buddhist belief of the extinction of self-hood and the final reunion with the Great World Soul -
- 10.
Which of the following is not one of the Four Noble Truths set forth by Siddhartha Gautama
- A.
Life is suffering
- B.
Suffering is caused by desire
- C.
The way to end suffering is to end desire
- D.
The way to end suffering is to commit to a life of poverty
- E.
The way to end desire is to avoid the extremes of a life of vulgar materialism and a life of self-torture
Correct Answer
D. The way to end suffering is to commit to a life of poverty -
- 11.
Buddhism differs from Hinduism in all of the following ways EXCEPT
- A.
Rejecting the multitude of gods and goddesses of the Hindu faith
- B.
Rejecting the Hindu division of humanity into rigidly defined castes
- C.
Allowing women to join monastaries
- D.
Belief in reincarnation
Correct Answer
D. Belief in reincarnation -
- 12.
Asoka
- A.
Helped spread Buddhism by forcing all of his subjects to convert to the faith
- B.
Helped spread Buddhism by sending missionaries throughout India and erected stone pillars with Buddhist inscriptions
- C.
Prevented the spread of Buddhism by refusing to allow people to practice the faith
- D.
Prevented the spread of Buddhism by being a negative example of how the faith should be practiced
Correct Answer
B. Helped spread Buddhism by sending missionaries throughout India and erected stone pillars with Buddhist inscriptions -
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