Chapter 6 Multiple-Choice Self-Quiz (Level 2)

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. The full name of the tirthankara popularly known as Mahavira is

Bhai Mardana. correct incorrect

Nataputta Vardhamana. correct incorrect

Shrimad Rajacandra. correct incorrect

Siddhartha Gautama. correct incorrect

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. Jains believe that the last human being ever to attain kevala in this world cycle

will usher in a new age of peace and harmony. correct incorrect

passed into moksha during the twelfth century. correct incorrect

is Mahavira. correct incorrect

is Jambu. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not among the twenty-four tirthankaras of the current world cycle?

Kabir correct incorrect

Malli correct incorrect

Nemi correct incorrect

Rishabha correct incorrect

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. According to Jain belief, because human nature has become continually more depraved, Mahavira is

expected to return as a new incarnation. correct incorrect

the last jina of the present world cycle. correct incorrect

one of hundreds of jinas whom Jains believe have existed. correct incorrect

the last jina ever expected to exist. correct incorrect

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. The Shvetambara sect officially rejects the Digambara texts and follows instead

ten texts of Purva. correct incorrect

all of the Dhammapada. correct incorrect

the middle four books of the Mahabharata. correct incorrect

eleven books of Anga and thirty-four books of Angabahya. correct incorrect

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. According to Jain cosmology, the loka is correctly described as each of the following except:

Will end when all human beings attain kevala correct incorrect

A vast and yet finite space within which all beings dwell correct incorrect

Has always existed correct incorrect

Will continue to exist eternally correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not categorized with human beings as life forms having five senses?

Shellfish correct incorrect

Snakes correct incorrect

Denizens of hell correct incorrect

Deities correct incorrect

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. Among recent remarkable Jain figures, Shrimad Rajacandra is especially known outside India because of

his extraordinary success in business. correct incorrect

having been appointed India's first Jain ambassador to the United States. correct incorrect

his connection to Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. correct incorrect

having established the first Jain university in the United Kingdom. correct incorrect

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. The Sthanakvasi and the Terapanthi sects

are forms of Digambara Jainism. correct incorrect

reject the worship of images. correct incorrect

unlike other Jains are strictly vegetarian. correct incorrect

are especially common in North America. correct incorrect

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. Among the impressive examples of Jain art and architecture are each of the following except

the Darbar Sahib at Amritsar. correct incorrect

the Dharna Vihara at Ranakpur. correct incorrect

hundreds of shrines on Mount Satrunjaya. correct incorrect

sculptures of various tirthankaras. correct incorrect