Download Hinduism Quiz – Full List of Terms

World Religion 211 Online: Study Terms for Quizzes.
ATTENTION! - The term list for the Hinduism Quiz alone is the full list of terms used for the
quiz. All successive quizzes are partial lists, and you will need to make notes and study
things which may come upon the quiz, but are not in the quiz terms.
UNIT 1 – RELIGIONS OF INDIA & ASIA
Hinduism Quiz – Full List of Terms
1. Hindu Gods – Brahma, Visnu, Siva
2. Hindu Goddesses – Durga & Kali
3. The Caste System – The 4 Castes
4. The Untouchables.
5. Vedic Origins, Indo-Aryans
6. Vedic Texts – Vedas & Upanishads
7. Bhagavad Gita
8. Laws of Manu / Manusmriti
9. Epics – Mahabharata
10. Epics – Ramayana
11. Atman & Brahman
12. Reincarnation: Samsara, Karma.
13. Reincarnation: Moksha, Avidya
14. Purusa
15. Mohandas K. Gandhi & Satyagraha
16. Ram Mohun Roy
17. Hindu Nationalism, Hindutva
18. Cycles of Time in Hinduism – Yugas
19. 3 Yogas of Hinduism
20. Hindu ritual – Puja
Jainism Quiz – Partial List here and below.
1. Ahimsa
2. Anekantwad & Parable of Blind Men & Elephant as “Anekantwad”
3. Aparigraha
4. Tirthankaras
5. Lord Rikhava / Rishaba
6. Mahavira
7. Jiva / Ajiva
8. Kashaya or Bandha
9. Moksha or Kevala
10. Twelve Limbed Basket
Sikhism Quiz
1. Guru Nanak (1st)
2. Guru Ram Das (4th)
3. Guru Arjun Dev (5th)
4. Guru Tegh Bahadur (9th)
5. Guru Gobind Singh (10th)
6. Mul Mantra
7. Nam Simran
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Adi Granth / Guru Granth Sahib
Dasam Granth
Amritsar
Operation Bluestar
Ek Onkar – Oneness of God
5 Evils – Sikhs must avoid.
Awagaun (samsara)
Buddhism Quiz
1. Siddartha Gautama
2. The 4 Noble Truths
3. 8-Fold Path
4. Bodh Gaya
5. Anatman / No Soul
6. Dharma
7. Karma
8. Theravada
9. Mahayana
10. Dukkha & Tanha
11. Sangha
12. Five Precepts / basic morals.
13. 3 Jewels or Gems
14. Bodhisattva v.s Arahat (Arahant)
East Asian Quiz – Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto
Confucianism
1. Confucius / K’ung Fu-Tzu & the Analects
2. Chia vs. Chiao.
3. Silver Rule
4. Mencius
5. Jen
6. Filial Piety / Xiao
Taoism
7. Lao-Tzu
8. Tao
9. Wu Wei
10. Yin Yang
Shinto & Japan
11. Kami & Obake
12. Amaterasu & Ise Shrine
13. Izanagi & Izanami
14. Impurity-Tsumi
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UNIT 2 – MONOTHEISM & ABRAHAMIC FAITH
Zoroastrianism Quiz
1. Zoroaster / Zarathushtra
2. King Vishtaspa (Vistasp)
3. Ahura Mazda / Ohrmazd
4. Ahriman / Angra Mainyu
5. Zoroastrian Creation
6. King Cyrus the Great
7. Avesta
8. Gathas
9. Yasna
10. Zurvan & Zurvanite Heresy
11. Spenta Mainyu – Vohu Mana
12. Saoyshant
13. Crossing the Separator / Chinvat Bridge
Judaism Quiz
1. Shema
2. Noah and Flood
3. Abraham
4. Moses & Egyptian Captivity
5. King David & Solomon
6. Destruction of Temples
7. Semitic / Anti-Semitic
8. Holocaust / Shoah
9. Jewish Mysticism / Kabbbalah
10. Moses Maimonides & 13 Principles of Faith
11. Orthodox Jews
12. Reform Jews
13. Conservative Jews
Christianity Quiz
1. Jesus: His life, roots, teachings, crucifixion and resurrection; as Prophet & Messiah.
2. Sermon on the Mount & Beatitudes; Double Love Command.
3. Parable of Rich Man Entering Heaven and of Good Samaritan
4. Miracles of Christ – healing, feeding, raising the dead
5. Saul / Paul
6. The Christian Bible
7. Gnostics, Docetism and the Nag Hammadi Bible.
8. Three alternative views of Christianity: Mani, Marcion and Arius
9. Constantine & Roman Adoption of Christianity.
10. Council of Nicea / Nicene Creed.
11. St. Augustine
12. The Catholic Church
13. Orthodox Church – Schism of 1054.
Islam Quiz
1. Quran and Hadith (Sunnah)
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Five Pillars of Islam – prayer, fasting, charity, Hajj, and Shahada.
Sunni vs. Shia Islam; Sufi Islam.
Pool of Khumm & Events of Saqifa
Prophet Muhammad
Mecca & Medina – Hijaz: Jerusalem.
Muslim Battles: Badr, Uhud, & Battle of the Trench
First Four Caliphs – Abu Bakr Umar, Uthman, Ali
Husayn & Karbala
Hidden Imam / Mahdi
Jihad – Greater & Lesser.
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Mormonism & Bahai Quiz
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Joseph Smith
Angel Moroni
Golden Plates
Brigham Young
Prophet Mormon
Book of Mormon – Nephites & Lamanites
Ban on Stimulants, e.g. coffee, alcohol.
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Two Holy Books – Book of Certitude & Most Holy Book
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Equality / Gender Equality? – in Bahai
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