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"A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble."

-Mahatma Gandhi

Quick Quiz on Hinduism

 

  1. What does "Hindu" mean?

    Messiah

    Enlightenment

    Calm

    Submission

    On the other side of the Indus River

     

     

  2. Who was the founder of Hinduism?

    Mahatma Gandhi

    Hu Ri Li Kers

    Siddhartha

    There was no founder

    Dalai Lama

     

     

  3. Which of the following is the son of Shiva and is the popular elephant-headed Hindu god?

    Kali

    Devi

    Ganesha

    Agni

    Shiva

     

     

  4. Which of the following is the Hindu god of destruction?

    Kali

    Devi

    Ganesha

    Agni

    Shiva

     

     

  5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Gandhi?

    Lived in South Africa

    Influenced Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Was a lawyer

    Died from a fast

     

     

  6. Other than Krishna, who is the main character in the Bhagavad-Gita?

    Brahma

    Brahman

    Ka Tri Na

    Arjuna

    Rama

     

     

  7. What do "Hindus" call their own religion?

    Mother

    Judaism

    Sanatana Dharma

    Juggernaut

    The Big Happiness

     

     

  8. "Karma" means...

    Peace

    Action

    Kama

    Different things to different people

     

     

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