This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Hinduism, "Thou Before Whom All Words Recoil," | Chapter II, Hinduism, Coming of Age in the Universe, | Chapter II, Hinduism, The World—Welcome and Farewell,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hinduism see life?
(a) On a continuum that moves naturally through all the stages
(b) As a way to stay young
(c) As something to be ignored
(d) As the main source of suffering

2. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?
(a) The higher the caste, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(b) Among the working class, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(c) The lower the caste, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(d) The sin of monks, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.

3. What is the idea behind karma yoga as work?
(a) You get what you work for.
(b) Work keeps you centered on self.
(c) By concentrating on work with a kind of detachment, there is no time for selfishness.
(d) Work becomes habit which frees the mind for enjoyment.

4. How is Western thought different from Hinduism in the matter of imperfection?
(a) Western thought suggests getting as far away from imperfection as possible; whereas, Hinduism avows a purpose of by-passing imperfection altogether.
(b) Hinduism says there are no imperfections.
(c) Western thought says there are no imperfections.
(d) Western thought says that imperfection is an illusion; whereas, Hinduism accepts it as reality.

5. What is one way Jnana yoga suggests one can distinguish Self from one's lesser physical being?
(a) To contemplate one's navel
(b) To think of the physical personal in the third person
(c) To study animals
(d) To participate in seances