Humanities 101 Hyrum L. PSC
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"Hinduism" is a convenient umbrella term: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔covering most
of the indigenous religions of India
The word "Hindu" essentially means: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Indian
Hinduism: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔May easily be misunderstood as a unified
philosophy
Samsara is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The cycle of birth hand re-birth of atman.
,The Hindu word for "soul" is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Atman
One of the ways of translating the word "dharma: is: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Appropriateness
_______________ are ways to achieve Moksha - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Marga
The supreme creator is known as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Brahma
Which of the following is NOT one of the trimurti? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ganesh
The sacred religious texts of Hinduism are: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Vedas
The more original term for Hinduism is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Santana Dharma
Sanatana Dharma means: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The eternal order of things
Why do Hindus perform sacrifices? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To maintain order in
the universe
Hindu thought sees time as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cyclical
The cycles of time are dependent upon Brahman, who is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
A major shift occurred when people from Central Asia moved into India
around _______________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
,Sacrifice was the primary rite of the Vedic tradition. Which of the following
is a definition of "rite"? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a formal religious ceremony or
ritual
An important drink sometimes sacrificed to the gods is called __________.
It may have been made using mushrooms or other substances believed to
increase energy and induce hallucinations. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Soma
As sacrifices become more central to the Hindu religion, performing the
ceremonies in the proper way required specialization. The most important
rituals had to be performed by the right people, known as: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Brahmin
The god ________ is sometimes depicted as the god of dance. His dance
is supposed to represent the ongoing process of life and death, also known
as samsara. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Shiva
Another word for caste is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Varna
There are four main classes, or varnas, in traditional Indian society.
However, outside of these formal castes is a group known as: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Dalits
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, Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic castes: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Vedas
In the Vedic period, religion focused primarily on the individual finding his or
her place within the universe, and within society . . . it therefore had both a
___________________ and ________________ dimension. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔personal and social
The general term for the female divine force is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Shakti
The power of sexual energy is often represented as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a
coiled serpent at the base of the spine
The word "Upanishad" means: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To sit up close
The central concern of the Upanishads is to understand the nature of: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔The universe* (the self)
There are three parts of the self, according to Hindu philosophy. There is
the material body, the subtle body (the mind), and: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Atman
The ultimate reality underlying all appearances is called: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Brahman
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"Hinduism" is a convenient umbrella term: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔covering most
of the indigenous religions of India
The word "Hindu" essentially means: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Indian
Hinduism: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔May easily be misunderstood as a unified
philosophy
Samsara is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The cycle of birth hand re-birth of atman.
,The Hindu word for "soul" is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Atman
One of the ways of translating the word "dharma: is: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Appropriateness
_______________ are ways to achieve Moksha - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Marga
The supreme creator is known as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Brahma
Which of the following is NOT one of the trimurti? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ganesh
The sacred religious texts of Hinduism are: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Vedas
The more original term for Hinduism is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Santana Dharma
Sanatana Dharma means: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The eternal order of things
Why do Hindus perform sacrifices? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To maintain order in
the universe
Hindu thought sees time as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cyclical
The cycles of time are dependent upon Brahman, who is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
A major shift occurred when people from Central Asia moved into India
around _______________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
,Sacrifice was the primary rite of the Vedic tradition. Which of the following
is a definition of "rite"? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a formal religious ceremony or
ritual
An important drink sometimes sacrificed to the gods is called __________.
It may have been made using mushrooms or other substances believed to
increase energy and induce hallucinations. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Soma
As sacrifices become more central to the Hindu religion, performing the
ceremonies in the proper way required specialization. The most important
rituals had to be performed by the right people, known as: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Brahmin
The god ________ is sometimes depicted as the god of dance. His dance
is supposed to represent the ongoing process of life and death, also known
as samsara. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Shiva
Another word for caste is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Varna
There are four main classes, or varnas, in traditional Indian society.
However, outside of these formal castes is a group known as: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Dalits
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic castes: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Vedas
In the Vedic period, religion focused primarily on the individual finding his or
her place within the universe, and within society . . . it therefore had both a
___________________ and ________________ dimension. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔personal and social
The general term for the female divine force is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Shakti
The power of sexual energy is often represented as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a
coiled serpent at the base of the spine
The word "Upanishad" means: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To sit up close
The central concern of the Upanishads is to understand the nature of: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔The universe* (the self)
There are three parts of the self, according to Hindu philosophy. There is
the material body, the subtle body (the mind), and: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Atman
The ultimate reality underlying all appearances is called: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Brahman
