Multiple Choice Question Answer 2022

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION- ANSWER
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION- ANSWER
1. How does the Understanding World Religions text define religions?
A culturally determined set of beliefs that supersede the importance of actions,
practices, and rituals
2. What religious goal do the Upanishads promote?
Moksha, or the release of atman from samsara
3. From where does the Untouchables caste get its name?
Members of the caste were place here as a result of impure or unclean behavior.
4. Which three deities stand outside the karmic world and control it?
Vishnu, Shiva and Devi
5. Hindu reformers made several changes in the late 19th century, one of which was
related to the practice of suttee. All of these reforms gave more rights to:
Women
6. What method did Gandhi employ to fight for Indian independence from Britain?
Passive resistance
7. What best defines dharma?
Duty including religious duty
8. Why might an astrologer be called to establish the most auspicious day for some rites
of passage
Some samskaras are part of class-and-life-stage dharma and considered central to the
proper conduct of life
9. What is a murti?
A place of interaction between the human and divine worlds
10. Which is one of the eight limbs of yoga?
Meditation

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11. A Hindu patient may view illness as ___Karma___ and rely on the principles of
_____dharma__ for recovery.
12. When Prince Siddhartha first witnessed sickness, poverty, old age, and death, these
are known as:
The Four Sights
13. In the moment of inspiration under the Bodhi Tree, Siddhartha realized the concept of
an-atman, which means:
People have an imperishable soul
14. The concepts of dukkha, caused by trishna, the recognition that one can end dukkha,
and the elimination of dukkha by ceasing desire constitute:
The Four Noble Truths
15. Right understanding, intentions, speech, behavior, livelihood, efforts, meditation, and
contemplation ultimately lead to nirvana. This way is the:
The Noble Eightfold Path
16. The Buddha’s teachings can best be described as
Erudite
17. The monastic community was one part of the:
Sangha
18. Important Buddhist texts include the Buddha’s sermons and rules for nomadic
discipline. These are:
The Way, the Truth and the Light
19. The Three Jewels in which Buddhists might “take refuge” are:
The Buddha, the Sangha, and the Dharma