This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, Conclusion, | Chapter X, A Final Examination, The Relations between Religions,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 stations of life
(d) The highest forms of yoga

2. What are hadiths?
(a) Things that have to be done
(b) Things forbidden
(c) Islamic headwear
(d) Sayings of the Prophet

3. What does the Hindu say would happen if the divine base of everything is removed?
(a) The stars would shift their constellations.
(b) People would be free to do as they willed.
(c) Religion would die out.
(d) The natural world would disintegrate into nothing.

4. How does the Roman Catholic church view itself?
(a) As the doorway to religious diversity in the world
(b) As the tribunal to judge all future revelations coming from God
(c) As an important branch of Christianity as a whole
(d) As an agency that gives permission or ability to perform or receive the sacraments

5. What was Confucius' idea about art?
(a) He believed that poetry stimulated the mind and music aroused the spirit.
(b) He taught that philosophy was superior to art.
(c) He thought that art was a complete waste of time and effort.
(d) He believed that art put false illusions in people's minds.