Chapter 4 Multiple-Choice Self-Quiz (Level 2)

. The primordial sound OM

encompasses all words and all things they represent.

means "emptiness."

is too sacred to be voiced by Hindus of the vaishya and shudra classes.

typically is produced using a sitar.

. For Hindus, the worship of cows is

an expression of respect for creatures that help humanity.

causes all Hindus to be vegetarian and not to practice animal sacrifice.

considered to be a thing of the distant past.

required for members of the vaishya class.

. The Laws of Manu is a text from the period 200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. that contains

descriptions of the physical universe, some of them in keeping with modern science.

detailed prescriptions for correct behavior in all aspects of life.

instructions on the sacred rites of kings.

manuals for ethical behavior on the part of monks and nuns.

. In the Purusha Sukta, from the mouth of the cosmic man emerged

the agriculturalists and artisans.

brahmins.

warriors and kings.

servants.

. In the Ramayana Rama went to the forest for fourteen years

to kill demons.

to protect sages.

because he was banished.

to serve the gods.

. According to the Bhagavad Gita, a person is to

give up the fruit of action.

perform worship three times a day.

recite the names of Krishna.

study the scriptures with a love in one's heart.

. The rise of devotional Hinduism took place during the age of the

Cholas.

Mughals.

Pallavas.

Guptas.

. Dayananda Saraswati (1824-1883)

rejected caste in both its forms of varna and jati.

rejected the epics and Puranas as departing from the purity of the Vedas.

founded the Ramakrishna Math.

All of the above

. Gandhi called the untouchables

Harijans.

Dalits.

great souls.

freedom fighters.

. V. D. Savarkar's (1883-1966) concept of hindutva sought to

advocate harmonious interaction and interfaith dialogue.

make India a nation that respects the religious beliefs of its citizens.

reinstate traditional Hindu ethics and values.

unite Hindus in repelling all dangerous foreign influences.

. The Hindu holiday that encourages the inversion of social and gender hierarchies is called

Holi.

Diwali.

Navaratri.

Vijayadashami.

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