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A. correct answers Which one of the following is NOT part of the Trimurti?
A. Brahman
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
K. correct answers Which one of the following is NOT one of the avatars?
A. Matsya: Fish
B. Kurma: Turtle
C. Varaha: Boar
D. Narasimha: Man-Lion
E. Vamana: Dwarf
F. Parashu-Rama: Rama with Ax
G. Rama: Hero of Ramayana (wife Sita. Hanuman=the monkey god)
H. Krishna: Teacher of Bhagavad Gita (wife Rada)
One of the most popular Bhakti deities
I. Buddha: Founder of Buddhism
J. Kalki: Horse, future avatar: A messianic figure. He will appear at the very end of the age and
will preside over a period when the dharma will be supreme and universal. He will appear riding
a horse.
K. None of the above
D. correct answers Which of the following Gods of the Trimurti has the third eye with deadly
ray? Known as the Destroyer
A. Brahman
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
B. correct answers Which of these Hindu gods of the Trimurti has the multi-directional four-
faced head and six-armed body? Known as the Creator
A. Brahman
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
C. correct answers Which of the following Gods of the Trimurti has vertical head decorations?
Known as the Preserver
A. Brahman
, B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
Lakshmi correct answers (Vishnu's wife) is known as the goddess of wealth and beauty.
Shaktism correct answers Goddess movement. Devotion to a (Hindu) goddess
Smaller in size in Hinduism
Usually worship either Durga or Kali—sometimes regarded as Shiva's consort.
A female deity is commonly referred to as devi (goddess) or perhaps as mata (mother). 291.
Durga: She has ten arms, holding a long spear, riding a lion.
Atman correct answers Deep inside the human soul, however, under all the intellectual,
psychological and religious faculties, there is a reality that is not maya. It is called
"___________," sometimes translated as the "true Self." It has reality apart from maya's
deceptions, for Atman is identical with Brahman.
Caste System correct answers A social, cultural, and religious hierarchy of individuals in Hindu
culture with their placement based on trade.
Brahmins: Priests, scholars
Kshatriyas: Warriors, rulers
Vaishyas: Merchants, land owners
Shudras: Workers
B. correct answers The Vedic God of truth and light
A. Vishnu
B. Rita (Traditionally and previously Mithra (Iranian) and Mitra (Indian))
Veda correct answers It literally means, "knowledge" in traditional perspectives
Yoga correct answers The Hindutva claim is that this demonstrative figure is the god Shiva, and
that his physical position reveals the early practice of yoga.
Hinduism correct answers "The religion of India" as defined by Westerners.
E. correct answers In order to qualify as "Hindu" as part of the traditional culture of India—
criteria below:
A. Regard the Vedas (the early sacred writings) as divinely inspired and authoritative. 267
B. Accept the caste system
A. correct answers Which one of the following is NOT part of the Trimurti?
A. Brahman
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
K. correct answers Which one of the following is NOT one of the avatars?
A. Matsya: Fish
B. Kurma: Turtle
C. Varaha: Boar
D. Narasimha: Man-Lion
E. Vamana: Dwarf
F. Parashu-Rama: Rama with Ax
G. Rama: Hero of Ramayana (wife Sita. Hanuman=the monkey god)
H. Krishna: Teacher of Bhagavad Gita (wife Rada)
One of the most popular Bhakti deities
I. Buddha: Founder of Buddhism
J. Kalki: Horse, future avatar: A messianic figure. He will appear at the very end of the age and
will preside over a period when the dharma will be supreme and universal. He will appear riding
a horse.
K. None of the above
D. correct answers Which of the following Gods of the Trimurti has the third eye with deadly
ray? Known as the Destroyer
A. Brahman
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
B. correct answers Which of these Hindu gods of the Trimurti has the multi-directional four-
faced head and six-armed body? Known as the Creator
A. Brahman
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
C. correct answers Which of the following Gods of the Trimurti has vertical head decorations?
Known as the Preserver
A. Brahman
, B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
Lakshmi correct answers (Vishnu's wife) is known as the goddess of wealth and beauty.
Shaktism correct answers Goddess movement. Devotion to a (Hindu) goddess
Smaller in size in Hinduism
Usually worship either Durga or Kali—sometimes regarded as Shiva's consort.
A female deity is commonly referred to as devi (goddess) or perhaps as mata (mother). 291.
Durga: She has ten arms, holding a long spear, riding a lion.
Atman correct answers Deep inside the human soul, however, under all the intellectual,
psychological and religious faculties, there is a reality that is not maya. It is called
"___________," sometimes translated as the "true Self." It has reality apart from maya's
deceptions, for Atman is identical with Brahman.
Caste System correct answers A social, cultural, and religious hierarchy of individuals in Hindu
culture with their placement based on trade.
Brahmins: Priests, scholars
Kshatriyas: Warriors, rulers
Vaishyas: Merchants, land owners
Shudras: Workers
B. correct answers The Vedic God of truth and light
A. Vishnu
B. Rita (Traditionally and previously Mithra (Iranian) and Mitra (Indian))
Veda correct answers It literally means, "knowledge" in traditional perspectives
Yoga correct answers The Hindutva claim is that this demonstrative figure is the god Shiva, and
that his physical position reveals the early practice of yoga.
Hinduism correct answers "The religion of India" as defined by Westerners.
E. correct answers In order to qualify as "Hindu" as part of the traditional culture of India—
criteria below:
A. Regard the Vedas (the early sacred writings) as divinely inspired and authoritative. 267
B. Accept the caste system
