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

2. Eventually, how do Hindu minds conceive of God?
(a) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become constellations.
(b) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become animals.
(c) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become total abstractions.
(d) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become statues.

3. According to Hinduism, what are the two receptors that control the lives of humans?
(a) Those of spiritual and material matters
(b) Those of suffering and vocation
(c) Those of pleasure and pain
(d) Those of ignorance and education

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

5. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?
(a) Among the working class, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(b) The higher the caste, 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.