Deck 9: Hinduism and Buddhism

Question 1

In Hinduism,which of these is personal devotion to god?

A) Brahman
B) bhakti
C) mudra
D) Sangha

Answer 1

bhakti

Question 2

In Buddhism,those who could achieve nirvana but chose to remain on earth are ________.

A) adivasis
B) brahmins
C) monks
D) bodhisattvas

Answer 2

bodhisattvas

Question 3

Which of these is a Hindu priest?

A) kshatriya
B) brahmin
C) mudra
D) jati

Answer 3

brahmin

Question 4

The Hindu god known as "the Preserver" is ________.

A) Ganesha
B) Vishnu
C) Shiva
D) Agni

Question 5

Mahavir was the founder of ________.

A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Jainism
D) Sikhism

Question 6

The term adivasis means ________.

A) "untouchables"
B) "elites"
C) "lower caste"
D) "original inhabitants"

Question 7

Which of these is the merging of two practices into a single,new one?

A) mysticism
B) syncretism
C) assimilation
D) sinicization

Question 8

The four ________ groups are the foundation of the Vedic caste system.

A) varna
B) adivasi
C) jati
D) maya

Question 9

Siddhartha Gautama founded ________.

A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Sikhism
D) Jainism

Question 10

Which of these is the warrior class of the Vedic social system?

A) brahmin
B) vaishya
C) kshatriya
D) shudra

Question 11

In which of these regions did Hinduism widely spread by the third century C.E.?

A) China
B) central Asia
C) Southeast Asia
D) the Middle East

Question 12

Buddhism first spread to China during the ________ dynasty.

A) Tang
B) Qin
C) Han
D) Sui

Question 13

Which of these was the earliest form of Buddhism?

A) Theravada
B) Mahayana
C) Pure Land
D) Chan

Question 14

In Vedic culture,the soul of an individual is its ________.

A) maya
B) dharma
C) atman
D) moksha

Question 15

A mudra is a ________.

A) Buddhist temple
B) Hindu priest
C) Buddhist monk
D) symbolic hand gesture

Question 16

Which of these mythical creatures gave rise to the caste system?

A) Krishna
B) Purusha
C) Vishnu
D) Indra

Question 17

The period of Hinduism's first emergence in India is ________.

A) in Harappan times
B) during the Aryan migrations
C) under the Mauryan emperors
D) not known

Question 18

Which of these focuses on Hindu mysticism?

A) Upanishads
B) Bhagavad-gita
C) Ramayana
D) Mahabharata

Question 19

Which of these is the Hindu deity of rain and fertility?

A) Surya
B) Varuna
C) Agni
D) Indra

Question 20

The Sangha is made up of Buddhist ________.

A) mystics
B) monks
C) rulers
D) worshippers

Question 21

Which of these was true of competition between Buddhism and Hinduism from about 200 B.C.E.to about 200 C.E.?

A) Hinduism was reasserting its dominance.
B) Buddhism was driven out of India.
C) Buddhism was on its way to becoming India's most important religion.
D) Hinduism all but disappeared from India in this period.

Question 22

Buddhism was particularly threatening to which group in Indian society?

A) kshatriyas
B) vaishyas
C) shudras
D) brahmins

Question 23

The kana script was adopted in ________.

A) Korea
B) Vietnam
C) Japan
D) China

Question 24

The idea of bodhisattvas is an example of ________.

A) Buddhism's development over the centuries
B) a foundation idea developed by Siddhartha Gautama
C) Buddhist borrowing from Hinduism
D) the influence of Daoism on Buddhism

Question 25

Shinto is the indigenous religion of ________.

A) China
B) Korea
C) Tibet
D) Japan

Question 26

Which of these best describes dharma?

A) one's ethical duty
B) one's allotted path in life
C) fate
D) reincarnation

Question 27

The two photos of Hindu practices indicate that Hinduism is ________.

A) practiced primarily by poorer Indians
B) deeply embedded in Hindu life
C) focused on public worship
D) based more on faith than on ritual

Question 28

When Buddhism began to lose its appeal in India,this happened ________.

A) at all levels
B) primarily among brahmins
C) as a result of choices by the ruling elite
D) first among India's merchants

Question 29

The map "Hindu south Asia" indicates that Hinduism ________ India.

A) has roots all over
B) is associated primarily with northern
C) is based in the Indus valley
D) is strongest where Jainism is weakest

Question 30

Looking at the map "Buddhist Asia," the yellow triangles indicate that Buddhism in Burma and neighboring countries spread ________.

A) from southern India
B) directly from the core region of Buddhism
C) from island southeast Asia
D) from east Asia

Question 31

What is the ultimate goal of samsara in Hinduism?

A) karma
B) a good life
C) moksha
D) improving one's caste

Question 32

In Shinto,natural spirits are ________.

A) kami
B) bodhisattvas
C) tantras
D) vaishyas

Question 33

Which of these best describe the spread of Hinduism to Southeast Asia?

A) Hinduism was spread to Southeast Asia by traders.
B) Hinduism spread there after Buddhism was well established.
C) As in India, Hinduism was indigenous to Southeast Asia.
D) The mechanism of this spread is not well understood.

Question 34

Hinduism around 1000 B.C.E is best characterized as ________.

A) based entirely on Harappan precedents
B) introduced by Aryan immigrants
C) emerging
D) syncretistic

Question 35

Which of these was the language preferred by Buddhists in India?

A) Sanskrit
B) Pali
C) Persian
D) Urdu

Question 36

Buddhism most challenged the notion of ________ which was supported by Hinduism.

A) reincarnation
B) caste
C) moksha
D) maya

Question 37

The varnas are most important in Hinduism for ________.

A) determining one's occupation
B) organizing the castes
C) dictating one's caste
D) explaining the origin of caste

Question 38

Which of these notions explains why Hinduism is arguably egalitarian?

A) atman
B) caste
C) jatis
D) moksha

Question 39

The emperor Wuzong is best known for his ________ Buddhism in China.

A) attack on
B) support of
C) eradication of
D) introduction of

Question 40

Historically,in India caste has impacted ________.

A) public life
B) only one's occupation
C) every aspect of life
D) primarily worship

Question 41

The role of Pali in Buddhism was played by ________ in Hinduism.

A) Indra
B) brahmins
C) moksha
D) Sanskrit

Question 42

In China,Buddhism ________.

A) replaced Daoism
B) never completely took hold
C) was accepted alongside earlier spiritual traditions
D) first competed with but ultimately triumphed over Confucianism

Question 43

Pure Land and Chan Buddhism ________ the Mahayana/Theravada split.

A) continued the trend introduced by
B) healed
C) mirrored
D) deepened

Question 44

Compare the spread of Buddhism and of Hinduism outside of India.

Question 45

Like Shinto in Japan,Hinduism in India ________.

A) was introduced by foreign missionaries
B) developed in classical times
C) easily survived Buddhism's challenge
D) was profoundly influenced by Buddhism

Question 46

Compared to the Ganges region,the Indus region in India was ________.

A) much less strongly associated with Hinduism
B) more strongly associated with Buddhism
C) a Jain center
D) home to most Hindu temples

Question 47

Why did Buddhism change so much as it spread?

Question 48

As in China,in Japan Buddhism ________.

A) never gained many followers
B) displaced earlier spiritual traditions
C) was rejected by ruling dynasties
D) developed into new forms

Question 49

The basic principles of Jainism reflect Jainism's ________.

A) basic hostility to Hinduism
B) roots in India
C) emergence in reaction to Buddhism
D) emergence in southeast Asia

Question 50

In Japan,Buddhism was an element of ________.

A) isolationism
B) religious syncretism
C) sinicization
D) foreign rule

Question 51

In the face of Buddhism,Shinto ________.

A) declined in popularity
B) was untouched
C) triumphed
D) grew more popular

Question 52

How did Hinduism intersect with political,social,and economic life in classical India?

Question 53

What did Buddhism have in common with Hinduism?

Question 54

Which of these patterns was followed by Prince Shotoku's approach to Buddhism?

A) a ruler who is hostile to foreign religions
B) the expansion of imperial rule through missionary activity
C) a new religion adopted to foster a new political order
D) a ruler who abandons his position to follow a new religion

Question 55

Compare the role of Hinduism in India and Shinto in Japan.