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. Under what condition does Hinduism allow for self-gratification of the senses?
(a) So long as it does not last long
(b) So long as it is only for spiritual growth
(c) So long as it benefits society
(d) So long as it does not harm others

2. How has the Western mind often viewed the Path of Renunciation?
(a) As the best Hinduism has to offer
(b) As the ultimate comparison to Christianity
(c) As a life-denying spoilsport
(d) As an example of good ethics

3. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?
(a) The levels of education
(b) The divisions of monks
(c) The highest forms of yoga
(d) The stations of life

4. What seems to be the appeal bhakti yoga?
(a) Its universality that may be applied to any religion.
(b) Its ease and comfort of practice.
(c) Its humanness rather than a more esoteric approach to religion.
(d) Its many different ways to identify oneself.

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