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

2. The two men Huston Smith regards as having the greatest impact on the world as we know it today.
(a) Napoleon and Joseph Stalin
(b) Jesus and Confucious
(c) Robert Oppenheimer and Mahatma Gandhi
(d) J. P. Morgan and Albert Einstein

3. Why is the question of "is this all" relevant to Hinduism?
(a) Because Hinduism constantly demands more
(b) Because it affirms that there is far more to life than satisfying pleasures.
(c) Because Hinduism fails to give the answers to life's questions.
(d) Because Hinduism has no beginning or ending

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Western thought different from Hinduism in the matter of imperfection?

2. What is one way Jnana yoga suggests one can distinguish Self from one's lesser physical being?

3. What is the result of seeking wealth, fame, and power?

4. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?

5. Under what condition does Hinduism allow for self-gratification of the senses?

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