Yr10 assessment

Question 1

cosmology

Answer 1

ideas about the universe

Question 2

rama

Answer 2

one of the 10 avatars

Question 3

krishna

Answer 3

8th avatar of vishnu, most popular

Question 4

hanuman

Answer 4

monkey-headed god, known for devotion to duty

Question 5

ganesha

Answer 5

elephant-headed god, god of good luck

Question 6

reincarnation

Answer 6

belief of the soul being reborn after death

Question 7

cycle of the four ages

Answer 7

belief that there is four very long ages which continually rotate

Question 8

illusion

Answer 8

maya - something that is not as it seems

Question 9

Matter

Answer 9

Can be seen or touched

Question 10

Spirit

Answer 10

Cannot be seen or touched

Question 11

Tri - guna

Answer 11

Three qualities or gunas- goodness, passion and ignorance

Question 12

Enlightenment

Answer 12

Gaining of true knowledge of god or self

Question 13

Atman

Answer 13

A person’s inner soul or spirit

Question 14

Samsara

Answer 14

Continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth

Question 15

Transmigration

Answer 15

The passage of a soul after death into another body

Question 16

Moksha

Answer 16

The ultimate goal of human life, liberation from samsara

Question 17

Salvation

Answer 17

To save the soul from rebirth

Question 18

Karma

Answer 18

whatever Hindu’s do in life, it has consequences. Positive or negative

Question 19

Dharma

Answer 19

duty to do good deed without the thought of personal reward

Question 20

Meditate

Answer 20

focus the mind on god

Question 21

Selflessness

Answer 21

act for others without thinking about what you will get out of it

Question 22

Moral responsibility

Answer 22

having a duty to do good things rather than bad things in the world

Question 23

Artha

Answer 23

trying to gain more wealth through lawful means

Question 24

Kama

Answer 24

Delight of the senses

Question 25

Brahman

Answer 25

Hindu name for God or supreme being

Question 26

Nirguna Brahman

Answer 26

Belief that God has no physical form or shape

Question 27

Saguna Brahman

Answer 27

Belief that God has a physical form/shape

Question 28

Bhagavan

Answer 28

idea that God exists in the world of deities and spirits

Question 29

Om/Aum

Answer 29

symbol/sound that represents the first sound of creation

Question 30

Antaryami

Answer 30

Within the heart of everyone

Question 31

Vaikuntha

Answer 31

the perfect world, a spiritual realm

Question 32

Brahma

Answer 32

Responsible for all creation, the creator. Part of the tri-murti

Question 33

Vishnu

Answer 33

The preserver, part of the tri-murti

Question 34

Mala

Answer 34

string of beads, used in meditation

Question 35

Saraswati

Answer 35

Consort of Brahma, goddess of knowledge, art, learning and music

Question 36

Consort

Answer 36

Wife of a deity

Question 37

Avatars

Answer 37

Vishnu in 10 different ways. Only 9 appeared on Earth

Question 38

Lakshmi

Answer 38

Consort of Vishnu

Question 39

Vaishnavas

Answer 39

one particular tradition or denomination within Hinduism. Followers of Vishnu

Question 40

Shaivites

Answer 40

Followers of Shiva

Question 41

Parvati

Answer 41

Shakti’s consort

Question 42

Asectics

Answer 42

People who live a simple life

Question 43

Polytheists

Answer 43

people who believe in more than one god

Question 44

Monotheists

Answer 44

People who believe in only one god

Question 45

Santana Dharma

Answer 45

Eternal Truth