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Hinduism: The Vedas (select all that apply). ANSWER --are the oldest sacred texts in
Hinduism
--are regarded by most Hindus as revealed scriptures
--could be studied only by certain varnas in the Vedic period
Hinduism: Picture of Kali. ANSWER --depicts dangerous element of exercise of feminine
power
--represents the goddess Kali
Hinduism: Smart's concept of the mythological dimension of religion refers to. ANSWER --
stories that explain the origins and nature of reality and one's place in that reality
Hinduism: In Hindu thought, karma. ANSWER --determines the future incarnations of
atman
--encompasses the moral consequences of one's actions
Hinduism: William James offers a definition of religion that. ANSWER --emphasizes the
individual nature of religion
Hinduism: Each of the following could be considered an *aniconic* representation of the
divine in Hinduism. ANSWER --linga
--the Ganges river
--a plant that is worshipped as divine
Hinduism: the designation of Hinduism of some Scriptures as *shruti* indicates. ANSWER
--"that which is heard" instead of "that which is remembered"
, --the Vedas
--the scriptures were revealed directly by the Gods
Hinduism: the BJP. ANSWER --advances a vision of india as a thoroughly Hindu nation
and Hinduism as a unified, monolithic tradition
--has attempted to rewrite Hindu history in school textbooks
--embraces the Hindutva concept developed in early twentieth century colonial India
Hinduism: the bhakti movement emphasized. ANSWER --expression of passionate love for
a personal god
Hinduism: Mirabai expresses her devotion to the "mountain lifter". This is:. ANSWER --
Krishna
Hinduism: "Hindutva" refers to. ANSWER --an ideology that connects Indian national
identity with Hindu religious identity
Hinduism: In contrast to Vedic Practice, bhakti:. ANSWER --developed music and dance as
means to enable direct contact of the devotee with a personal god
Hinduism: Hindu reform movements of the nineteenth century. ANSWER (all of these)
--constructed Hinduism as an ethical and spiritual practice, rejecting caste, child marriage,
and widow burning
--were shaped in response to colonialism and Christianity
--included rejection of icon (image) worship
Hinduism: In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna declares "Just as one throws out old clothes and
then takes on other, new ones; so the embodied self casts out old bodies as it gets other,
new ones." This analogy expresses the immortality and eternality of atman.. ANSWER
True
Hinduism: The Bhagavad Gita tells how Arjuna experienced this conflict on the battlefield.
ANSWER --even though he was a warrior, he did not want to injure or kill his relatives
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hinduism: The Vedas (select all that apply). ANSWER --are the oldest sacred texts in
Hinduism
--are regarded by most Hindus as revealed scriptures
--could be studied only by certain varnas in the Vedic period
Hinduism: Picture of Kali. ANSWER --depicts dangerous element of exercise of feminine
power
--represents the goddess Kali
Hinduism: Smart's concept of the mythological dimension of religion refers to. ANSWER --
stories that explain the origins and nature of reality and one's place in that reality
Hinduism: In Hindu thought, karma. ANSWER --determines the future incarnations of
atman
--encompasses the moral consequences of one's actions
Hinduism: William James offers a definition of religion that. ANSWER --emphasizes the
individual nature of religion
Hinduism: Each of the following could be considered an *aniconic* representation of the
divine in Hinduism. ANSWER --linga
--the Ganges river
--a plant that is worshipped as divine
Hinduism: the designation of Hinduism of some Scriptures as *shruti* indicates. ANSWER
--"that which is heard" instead of "that which is remembered"
, --the Vedas
--the scriptures were revealed directly by the Gods
Hinduism: the BJP. ANSWER --advances a vision of india as a thoroughly Hindu nation
and Hinduism as a unified, monolithic tradition
--has attempted to rewrite Hindu history in school textbooks
--embraces the Hindutva concept developed in early twentieth century colonial India
Hinduism: the bhakti movement emphasized. ANSWER --expression of passionate love for
a personal god
Hinduism: Mirabai expresses her devotion to the "mountain lifter". This is:. ANSWER --
Krishna
Hinduism: "Hindutva" refers to. ANSWER --an ideology that connects Indian national
identity with Hindu religious identity
Hinduism: In contrast to Vedic Practice, bhakti:. ANSWER --developed music and dance as
means to enable direct contact of the devotee with a personal god
Hinduism: Hindu reform movements of the nineteenth century. ANSWER (all of these)
--constructed Hinduism as an ethical and spiritual practice, rejecting caste, child marriage,
and widow burning
--were shaped in response to colonialism and Christianity
--included rejection of icon (image) worship
Hinduism: In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna declares "Just as one throws out old clothes and
then takes on other, new ones; so the embodied self casts out old bodies as it gets other,
new ones." This analogy expresses the immortality and eternality of atman.. ANSWER
True
Hinduism: The Bhagavad Gita tells how Arjuna experienced this conflict on the battlefield.
ANSWER --even though he was a warrior, he did not want to injure or kill his relatives
