Religion questions

Question: Your friend Mary is going on an Asian Trip (India, SE Asia, China, and Tibet) on a vacation. So, you send her a letter describing a few things about religion in those places.

Dear Mary, I am very excited to hear about your trip to Northern India. Here’s a little background on Hinduism and Buddhism and some basic teachings and practices that you may encounter. The oldest of these 2 religions (indeed, one of the oldest in the world) is ________. Correct Answer: Hinduism

Question: Mary, some people in India don’t refer to themselves as “Hindu” because the name “Hindu” is not actually an Indian name. It is a term given to them by the ________ peoples (8th century invaders) who were so confused by the monotheism/polytheism/atheism, that they decided just to name them after the Indus/Hindus river valley.

Correct Answer: Persian

Question: Hinduism is also famous for giving us the oldest scriptures/holy texts in the world. They date back to the early 2nd millennium BCE! These holy books, which describe the way of sacrifice to the gods (deva) are called “The 4 ________.”

Correct Answer: Vedas

Question: Over time, these religious communities continued to add more and more gods to their pantheon of deities. Today there is said to be over ________ million gods (devi) worshipped throughout India!

Correct Answer: 330

Question: Some Hindus will tell you that the millions of gods are really manifestations (avatars) of a more fundamental, sacred “ground of all being”; the one great sound/vibration/power, known as ________.

Correct Answer: Brahman

Question: Like all “Basic Religions”, the religions of India are not just about gods and artifacts (though it does have these features). Hinduism is a “Way of Being” or a “Way of Joining with the Sacred.” The word for “joining” is ________.

Correct Answer: Yoga

Question: In Indian traditions, we can think of THREE distinct yet inter-related Ways of Being/Joining. These three ways are: The Way of Karma, Karma means ; The Way of Jnana, Jnana means ; The Way of Bhakti, Bhakti means .

Correct Answer: Karma means action Jnana means knowledge Bhakti means devotion

Question: The autonomic nervous system has two competing sides: The parasympathetic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. Match the following with the correct nervous system:

Answer Options: Is activated in stressful situations. Causes heart rate to slow. Stops digestion to divert energy elsewhere. Dilated pupils and a burst of energy would occur because of this nervous system. Correct Answer: Is activated in stressful situations: Sympathetic nervous system Causes heart rate to slow: Parasympathetic nervous system Stops digestion to divert energy elsewhere: Sympathetic nervous system Dilated pupils and a burst of energy would occur because of this nervous system: Sympathetic nervous system

Question: A Node of Ranvier is a break in the _______.

Answer Options: Myelin sheath Dendrite Cell body Axon Correct Answer: Myelin sheath

Question: Biochemicals produced in a gland that travel through the bloodstream and alter the metabolism of specific target cells are _______.

Answer Options: Enzymes Pheromones Neurotransmitters Hormones Correct Answer: Hormones

Question: To prevent swollen thyroid glands, many nations add iodine to _______.

Answer Options: Milk Soda Salt Processed meats Orange juice Correct Answer: Salt

Question: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are produced by the _______.

Answer Options: Pancreas Pineal gland Hypothalamus Anterior pituitary gland Correct Answer: Anterior pituitary gland

Question: Your friend Mary is going on an Asian Trip (India, SE Asia, China, and Tibet) on a vacation. So, you send her a letter describing a few things about religion in those places. Dear Mary, I am very excited to hear about your trip to Northern India. Here’s a little background on Hinduism and Buddhism and some basic teachings and practices that you may encounter. The oldest of these 2 religions (indeed, one of the oldest in the world) is _______.

Answer Options: Hinduism Buddhism Correct Answer: Hinduism

Question: Mary, some people in India don’t refer to themselves as “Hindu” because the name “Hindu” is not actually an Indian name. It is a term given to them by the _______ peoples (8th century invaders) who were so confused by the monotheism/polytheism/atheism, that they decided just to name them after the Indus/”Hindus” river valley.

Answer Options: Arab Persian Chinese Greek Correct Answer: Persian

Question: Hinduism is also famous for giving us the oldest scriptures/holy texts in the world. They date back to the early 2nd millennium BCE! These holy books, which describe the ways of sacrifice to the gods (devi) are called “The 4 _______.”

Answer Options: Upanishads Puranas Vedas Sutras Correct Answer: Vedas

Question: Over time, these religious communities continued to add more and more gods to their pantheon of deities. Today there is said to be over _______ million gods (devi) worshiped throughout India!

Answer Options: 1 10 33 100 Correct Answer: 33

Question: Some Hindus will tell you that the millions of gods are really manifestations (avatars) of a more fundamental, sacred “ground of all being”, the one great sound/vibration/power, known as _______.

Answer Options: Atman Brahman Shiva Vishnu Correct Answer: Brahman

Question: Like all “Basic Religions”, the religions of India are not just about gods and artifacts (though it does have these features). Hinduism is a “Way of Being” or a “Way of Joining with the Sacred”. The word for “joining” is _______.

Answer Options: Yoga Dharma Karma Moksha Correct Answer: Yoga

Question: In Indian traditions, we can think of THREE distinct yet inter-related Ways of Being/Joining. These three ways are: The Way of Karma. Karma means ___; The Way of Jnana. Jnana means _; The Way of Bhakti. Bhakti means _____.

Correct Answer: Karma means action/work/duty. Jnana means knowledge. Bhakti means devotion.

Religion questions

Question: Your friend Mary is going on an Asian Trip (India, SE Asia, China, and Tibet) on a vacation. So, you send her a letter describing a few things about religion in those places.

Question: Hinduism is also famous for giving us the oldest scriptures/holy texts in the world. They date back to the early 2nd millennium BCE! These holy books, which describe the way of sacrifice to the gods (deva) are called “The 4 ________.”

Question: Over time, these religious communities continued to add more and more gods to their pantheon of deities. Today there is said to be over ________ million gods (devi) worshipped throughout India!

Question: Some Hindus will tell you that the millions of gods are really manifestations (avatars) of a more fundamental, sacred “ground of all being”; the one great sound/vibration/power, known as ________.

Question: Like all “Basic Religions”, the religions of India are not just about gods and artifacts (though it does have these features). Hinduism is a “Way of Being” or a “Way of Joining with the Sacred.” The word for “joining” is ________.

Question: In Indian traditions, we can think of THREE distinct yet inter-related Ways of Being/Joining. These three ways are: The Way of Karma, Karma means ________; The Way of Jnana, Jnana means ________; The Way of Bhakti, Bhakti means ________.

Question: The autonomic nervous system has two competing sides: The parasympathetic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. Match the following with the correct nervous system:

Question: A Node of Ranvier is a break in the _______.

Question: Biochemicals produced in a gland that travel through the bloodstream and alter the metabolism of specific target cells are _______.

Question: To prevent swollen thyroid glands, many nations add iodine to _______.

Question: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are produced by the _______.

Question: Hinduism is also famous for giving us the oldest scriptures/holy texts in the world. They date back to the early 2nd millennium BCE! These holy books, which describe the ways of sacrifice to the gods (devi) are called “The 4 _______.”

Question: Over time, these religious communities continued to add more and more gods to their pantheon of deities. Today there is said to be over _______ million gods (devi) worshiped throughout India!

Question: Some Hindus will tell you that the millions of gods are really manifestations (avatars) of a more fundamental, sacred “ground of all being”, the one great sound/vibration/power, known as _______.

Question: Like all “Basic Religions”, the religions of India are not just about gods and artifacts (though it does have these features). Hinduism is a “Way of Being” or a “Way of Joining with the Sacred”. The word for “joining” is _______.

Question: In Indian traditions, we can think of THREE distinct yet inter-related Ways of Being/Joining. These three ways are: The Way of Karma. Karma means _______; The Way of Jnana. Jnana means _______; The Way of Bhakti. Bhakti means _______.

Question: In Indian traditions, we can think of THREE distinct yet inter-related Ways of Being/Joining. These three ways are: The Way of Karma, Karma means ; The Way of Jnana, Jnana means ; The Way of Bhakti, Bhakti means .

Question: In Indian traditions, we can think of THREE distinct yet inter-related Ways of Being/Joining. These three ways are: The Way of Karma. Karma means ___; The Way of Jnana. Jnana means _; The Way of Bhakti. Bhakti means _____.