HST 100 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% ACCURATE
Is there a single canonical text in Hinduism?
A. Yes
B. No - Answers - B. No
True or False: The Vedas were composed after the Axis Age (6th c. BCE) by Ashoka,
Indian emperor of the Mauryan dynasty - Answers - False
The Vedas were originally:
A. read in silence
B. chanted through the repetition of syllables
C. read aloud but not chanted - Answers - B. chanted through the repetition of syllables
Many of the stanzas of the Rig Veda (called Brahman) are addressed to the Aryan
Storm God ______. This god rides a white elephant.
A. Shiva
B. Agni
C. Varuna
D. Indra - Answers - D. Indra
Who was the first being to be sacrificed by the gods in the Rig Veda?
A. Indra
B. Varuna
C. Agni
D. Rudra-Shiva
E. Purusha - Answers - E. Purusha
The Upanishad's emphasis is not placed on outward _______ performances as in Vedic
religion, but on inner-experience as the path to: - Answers - ritual/immortality
What is the goal of Karma Yoga?
A. To relinquish all social responsibilities
B. To honor the gods as stated in the Vedas (Bhakti)
C. To fulfill one's dharma as stated in the Code of Manu - Answers - C. To fulfill one's
dharma as stated in the Code of Manu
Where can I find out about the Dharma of my Varna?
A. Rig Veda
B. The Vedas
C. Bhagavad Gita
, D. The Code of Manu
E. Upanishads - Answers - D. The Code of Manu
What is the meaning of Bhakti Yoga? - Answers - Way of Devotion
To which caste did Arjuna belong? - Answers - Kshatriya (warrior)
True or False: After the Axis Age, the Vedic Gods, Indra, and Agni became even more
popular - Answers - False, the Trumurti (or the aspects of divine) came to personify
Brahman (The Absolute/Ultimate)
Who is Kali?
A. The Wife of Vishnu
B. The Wife of Krishna
C. The Wife of Indra
D. The Wife of Shiva - Answers - D. The Wife of Shiva
What is the name of the Buddha's and Mahavira's caste?
A. Varna
B. Ahimsa
C. Brahmin
D. Kshatriya
E. Dharma
F. Shakya - Answers - D. Kshatriya
True or False: Buddhism and Jainism accept Varna - Answers - False
True of False: The Buddha is a god - Answers - False
The Buddha rejected the notion of
A. Karma
B. Ahimsa
C. Samsara
D. Moksha
E. Atman - Answers - E. Atman
True or False: The Vedas are the first part of the Buddhist canon called Tripitaka -
Answers - False
Which concept is NOT shared by Jainism and Buddhism? - Answers - Atman and Jiva
(they share moksha and ahimsa)
Who invented the concept of Shunya? - Answers - Indian, Maya, and Sumerian
civilizations
Which form of Buddhism did Ashoka spread to Burma and Sri Lanka?
ANSWERS | 100% ACCURATE
Is there a single canonical text in Hinduism?
A. Yes
B. No - Answers - B. No
True or False: The Vedas were composed after the Axis Age (6th c. BCE) by Ashoka,
Indian emperor of the Mauryan dynasty - Answers - False
The Vedas were originally:
A. read in silence
B. chanted through the repetition of syllables
C. read aloud but not chanted - Answers - B. chanted through the repetition of syllables
Many of the stanzas of the Rig Veda (called Brahman) are addressed to the Aryan
Storm God ______. This god rides a white elephant.
A. Shiva
B. Agni
C. Varuna
D. Indra - Answers - D. Indra
Who was the first being to be sacrificed by the gods in the Rig Veda?
A. Indra
B. Varuna
C. Agni
D. Rudra-Shiva
E. Purusha - Answers - E. Purusha
The Upanishad's emphasis is not placed on outward _______ performances as in Vedic
religion, but on inner-experience as the path to: - Answers - ritual/immortality
What is the goal of Karma Yoga?
A. To relinquish all social responsibilities
B. To honor the gods as stated in the Vedas (Bhakti)
C. To fulfill one's dharma as stated in the Code of Manu - Answers - C. To fulfill one's
dharma as stated in the Code of Manu
Where can I find out about the Dharma of my Varna?
A. Rig Veda
B. The Vedas
C. Bhagavad Gita
, D. The Code of Manu
E. Upanishads - Answers - D. The Code of Manu
What is the meaning of Bhakti Yoga? - Answers - Way of Devotion
To which caste did Arjuna belong? - Answers - Kshatriya (warrior)
True or False: After the Axis Age, the Vedic Gods, Indra, and Agni became even more
popular - Answers - False, the Trumurti (or the aspects of divine) came to personify
Brahman (The Absolute/Ultimate)
Who is Kali?
A. The Wife of Vishnu
B. The Wife of Krishna
C. The Wife of Indra
D. The Wife of Shiva - Answers - D. The Wife of Shiva
What is the name of the Buddha's and Mahavira's caste?
A. Varna
B. Ahimsa
C. Brahmin
D. Kshatriya
E. Dharma
F. Shakya - Answers - D. Kshatriya
True or False: Buddhism and Jainism accept Varna - Answers - False
True of False: The Buddha is a god - Answers - False
The Buddha rejected the notion of
A. Karma
B. Ahimsa
C. Samsara
D. Moksha
E. Atman - Answers - E. Atman
True or False: The Vedas are the first part of the Buddhist canon called Tripitaka -
Answers - False
Which concept is NOT shared by Jainism and Buddhism? - Answers - Atman and Jiva
(they share moksha and ahimsa)
Who invented the concept of Shunya? - Answers - Indian, Maya, and Sumerian
civilizations
Which form of Buddhism did Ashoka spread to Burma and Sri Lanka?
