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Typical exam questions

Multiple choice:
1. The first civilization in the Indus valley was called: Harappa, Aryan, Hindu,
Akkadian
2. The Vedic priests were called: Brahmas, Brahmans, Brahmins, Brahmanas
3. The Hindu pantheistic divine is called: Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin, Brahmana
4. The Hindu creator God is called: Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin, Brahmana
5. The parts/layers of the Vedas does not include: Brahmanas, Aranyakas,
Samhitas, Puranas.
6. The Hindu cult of a mother goddess is called: Shaktivism, Maya, Vaishnavism,
Ishvara
7. In Hinduism, Moksha cannot be attained through: Karma, Bhakti, Jnana,
Samsara
8. Which one of the following is a Hindu canonical book (shruti): Rig Veda,
Mahabaratha, Purana, Sutra
9. In Hinduism, Kama refers to: Pleasure, Justice, Handy things, Liberation
10. The Buddhist Three Marks of Existence, does not include: Samana, Anicca,
Anatta, Dukkha
11. In Buddhism, paticca-samuppada refers to: The three jewels, Gradual
enlightenment, The interdependent co-origination of all things, Right
concentration
12. Popular, “large vehicle” Buddism is known as: Theravada, Rig Veda, Mahayana,
Nikaya
13. Tantric Buddhism does not involve: Mudra, Mantra, Mandala, Mara
14. Before enlightenment, the Buddha was known as: Gautama, Bodhi, Maitreya,
Amitabha
15. The Baha’i headquarters are in: Shiraz, Teheran, Istanbul (Constantinople), Akko
(Acre)
16. Husayn-Ali received a revelation from God in: Paradise Garden, Deer Park,
Shiraz, Black Pit

True or False
1. Varuna was the Aryan God of fire
2. Maya is an illusion
3. Karma refers to the idea of reincarnation
4. The word Hinduism is derived from the name of the Indus river flowing to the
west of India
5. The Hindu concept of “karma” demands social justice
6. The book recalling the myth of Rama and Sita is called the Mahabaratha
7. Gautama became the Buddha in the Deer Park
8. The “sound of one hand clapping” may be called a Koan
9. Tantric Buddhist produce artistic patterns called mantras
10. The most popular Buddhist symbol is the nine-pointed star

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11. The Baha’i faith embraces science
12. The Bab was executed by an Armenian firing squad
13. Baha’u’llah converted the Bab to Baha’i

Longer questions:
1. Draw a table in which you compare and discuss the Dravidian and Aryan cultures
and religions (9)
2. Discuss the development of Vedic Hinduism (5)
3. Distinguish between Shruti and Smriti (2)
4. Distinguish between Brahman and Atman (2)
5. Draw a table in which you compare and discuss the Trimurti (9)
6. Describe salvation in Hinduism (5)
7. Describe three types of Moksha (3)
8. Briefly discuss any one of the two Hindu Epics (Bhagavad Gita or Ramayana)
noting events, main characters and significance for Hindus (4)
9. Describe the three main Hindu cults (6)
10. Describe Hindu ethics (8)
11. Briefly describe the life of Siddartha Gautama (10)
12. What happend under the Bodhi tree? (3)
13. Briefly explain the Four Nobel truths (8)
14. Describe three marks of existence (3)
15. Describe the the jewels (3)
16. Describe paticca-samuppada (2)
17. Define Tantric Buddhism (2)
18. Define Theravada Buddhism (2)
19. Briefly define Zen Buddhism (2)
20. What is a Koan? (2)
21. Briefly describe the life of Bab (5)
22. Briefly describe the life of Baha’u’llah (5)
23. Briefly describe Baha’i beliefs about God (5)
24. Compare Hindu, Baha’i and Buddhist ethics, noting differences and similarities,
and add your own view on these (5)
25. Compare Hindu, Buddhist and Baha’i views on salvation. Which comes closest to
your own view (6)
26. Compare Hindu, Buddhist and Baha’i views on humans. Which comes closest to
your own view (6)
27. Compare the lives of the founders of Buddhism and Baha’i, noting differences
and similarities (6)

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