True or False


1	"Jnana yoga" is the spiritual discipline of knowledge and insight.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	"Rama" means offerings and ritual in honor of a deity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	A "mantra" is a short sacred phrase, often chanted or used in meditation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	"Maya" is a spiritual teacher.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	"Satyagraha" is 'Illusion'; what keeps us from seeing reality correctly; the world viewed inadequately.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	"Puja" is a god and a mythical king; a form of Vishnu.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	"Harappa" is the term that is translated variously as 'reality force' or 'truth force'; the term Gandhi used to describe the power of nonviolent resistance to oppressive social structures.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	"Shiva is a god associated with destruction and rebirth.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	"Samadhi" is a state of complete inner peace resulting from meditation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	"Ashram" is the spiritual essence of all individual human beings.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	"Dhyana" means meditation or the experience of the mind focused only on the object of concentration.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	"Shankara" is the leader of the movement toward Indian independence who advocated nonviolent methods to effect social change.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	The "Ganges" is the most sacred river in India.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	The "Upanishads" are written meditations on the spiritual essence of the universe and the self.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	"Brahman" is the spiritual essence of the universe.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	"Trimurti" means 'three forms' of the divine; the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	"Puja" is the name for four collections of ancient prayers and rituals included in Hindu sacred scripture.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	"Bhakti yoga" is the 'royal' discipline of meditation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	"Vishnu" is a god associated with preservation and love.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	A "sannyasin" is a wandering holy man.
		A)	True
		B)	False


21	"Karma" is the law of moral cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth.
		A)	True
		B)	False


22	"Hatha yoga" is the spiritual discipline of postures and bodily exercises.
		A)	True
		B)	False


23	A "Brahmin" is a member of the priestly caste in Hinduism.
		A)	True
		B)	False


24	"Moksha" means 'liberation' from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth.
		A)	True
		B)	False


25	The "Harappa culture" is the culture that flourished in the Indus valley before 2000 B.C.E.
		A)	True
		B)	False


26	A "Trimurti" is a spiritual classic in Hinduism that is a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna preserved in the Mahabharata.
		A)	True
		B)	False


27	"Krishna" is a god associated with divine playfulness; a form of Vishnu.
		A)	True
		B)	False


28	"Shakti" is the name of a warrior-dominated, patriarchal people who entered India from the northwest after 2000 B.C.E.
		A)	True
		B)	False


29	"Kali" is a form of Devi; a goddess associated with destruction and rebirth.
		A)	True
		B)	False


30	"Karma yoga" is the spiritual discipline of selfless action.
		A)	True
		B)	False


31	"Arjuna" is a devotion to a deity or guru.
		A)	True
		B)	False


32	"Mantras" are the major social classes sanctioned by Hinduism.
		A)	True
		B)	False


33	"Kali" is the term meaning nonharm or nonviolence.
		A)	True
		B)	False


34	An "Upanishad" is and earthly embodiment of a deity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


35	"Saguna" means 'awe-inspiring,' 'distant'; a goddess that is a form of Devi.
		A)	True
		B)	False


36	"Jnana yoga" is the spiritual discipline of devotion to a deity or guru.
		A)	True
		B)	False


37	"Nirguna" means 'Goddess'; the Divine Feminine, also called Great Mother.
		A)	True
		B)	False


38	"Harappa" is a spiritual discipline; a method for perfection one's union with the divine.
		A)	True
		B)	False


39	"Shakti" describes the energies associated with the female consorts of the male deities.
		A)	True
		B)	False


40	"Atman" is a spiritual community.
		A)	True
		B)	False


41	"Samsara" is the everyday world of change and suffering, leading to rebirth.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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