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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Buddhism, The Silent Sage, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Rebel Saint, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Four Noble Truths,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya?
(a) The first Hindu.
(b) The awakened one, the Buddha.
(c) The author of the Hindu Vidas.
(d) The founder of Sikhism.

5. What type of yoga approaches religion on the basis of work?
(a) Sannyasin yoga
(b) Atman yoga
(c) Karma yoga
(d) Raja yoga

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the central characteristic of the Sikh?

2. After pleasure seeking, what does Hinduism see as the next major life goal?

3. What was the subject matter of the Buddha's first sermon?

4. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?

5. What are the Hindu stages of life?

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