Theology Test: Trivia Questions Quiz On Hinduism!

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2. Hinduism recognizes that in the first stage of a person's life, he or she is a student trying ot learn and cultivate good habits.

True

False

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8. The Bhavagad Gita is actually a portion of the larger poem, the Mahabharata.

True

False

9. In Hinduism, reincarnation means that a person has more than one life to learn important concepts, but it also grows tiresome and people want to escape the never-ending cycle.

True

False

10. Hindu scripture

Includes hymns that are 5,000 years old

Fits easily into a single volume you can hold in your hand

Is straightforward, easy to interpret

Is the result of God's revelations to one person, who faithfully recorded the divine message

None of the above

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12. Hinduism portrays God as having one face so that the divine appears the same to every person.

True

False

13. Krishna

Is the Hindu God of destruction

Is the author of the Mahabharata

Is an incarnation of Vishnu

Kidnaps Rama's beautiful wife, Sita

None of the above

14. A sannyasin is one who neither hates nor loves anything.

True

False

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16. Healthy love is outgoing, do not expect love in return, it may help to focus on an incarnation of God, or a time when God walked the earth as a human being

Jnana

Bhakti

Karma

Raja

17. According to Hindu thinking, a person is considered a householder while he or she is single and looking for a mate, before he or she marries.

True

False

18. Work through the four layers: body, conscious and unconscious to your deepest part, control your breathing so it is slow, shallow and almost silent, beware of your monkey mind. teach it to be still.

Jnana

Bhakti

Karma

Raja

19. Hinduism believes that the pursuit of pleasure.

Will result in a person's next life being full of pain

Is natural for human beings but will eventually become unsatisfying

Eventually requires lying, cheating and stealing

None of the above

20. In the Bhagavad Gita, the incarnation of God is named Arjuna.

True

False

21. The earliest body of Hindu scripture is the Upanishads.

True

False

22. Hindus recognize several incarnations of God, including Jesus.

True

False

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25. All work can lead a person closer to God, do not expect a reward or payment, accomplish the task in front of you. Do your best, and then move on to the next task

Jnana

Bhakti

Karma

Raja

26. The teaching of karma means that every good act is balanced out by a bad act.

True

False

27. The pursuit of worldly success

Is frowned on by Hinduism

Is the most fulfilling of all human desires

Sometimes leads to competition, selfishness and greed

Is the shortest and steepest path in Hinduism

None of the above

28. Reading of scripture and study with a teacher prove helpful

Jnana

Bhakti

Karma

Raja

29. Hinduism's Path of Desire includes

Pleasure and pain

Sin and success

Wealth, fame and power, or, worldly success

Follows the Path of Renunciation

30. A life dedicated to service, or community

Contradicts the basic teachings of Hinduism

Earns a person respect and gratitude from others

Is ultimately satisfying to someone pursuing Hindu teachings

Releases a person from reincarnation

None of the above

31. The restrictions that prevent a person's liberation include his or her own

Position in the caste system

Ignorance and poverty

Physical and psychological pain

Ability to meditate in the lotus position

None of the above

32. Hinduism says all human beings

Want the same things, but not necessarily in the same order

Must pursue the same path to God

Must choose one kind of yoga and practice it throughout a lifetime

Must earn the privilege of being reincarnated

None of the above

33. The ultimate desire of a Hindu is infinite

Pleasure, wealth and respect

Opportunities to be reborn

Soul, self, and satisfaction

Existence, knowledge, and joy

None of the above