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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sri Ramakrishna illustrate the experience all the great world religions?
(a) He advocates trying out all religions for the best fit.
(b) He suggests that such questions are frivolous.
(c) He says each experience will reach a different goal.
(d) Whether you climb a ladder, a rope, or a bamboo pole, you still reach the same goal.

2. What is the most popular form of yoga and has the most followers?
(a) Back tree yoga
(b) Batik yoga
(c) Braman yoga
(d) Bhakti yoga

3. How is Western thought different from Hinduism in the matter of imperfection?
(a) Western thought suggests getting as far away from imperfection as possible; whereas, Hinduism avows a purpose of by-passing imperfection altogether.
(b) Hinduism says there are no imperfections.
(c) Western thought says that imperfection is an illusion; whereas, Hinduism accepts it as reality.
(d) Western thought says there are no imperfections.

4. What is the tanha?
(a) Loosely translated, it is suffering.
(b) Loosely translated, it is religious education.
(c) Loosely translated, it is human desire.
(d) Loosely translated, it is the fear of death.

5. In Taoism, what is the concept of wu wei?
(a) Organizing religious thought
(b) Moving with the times
(c) Reducing social friction to an absolute minimum
(d) The study of earth, wind, and fire

Short Answer Questions

1. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?

2. What is the Zen koan?

3. What is the Hindu attitude toward other religions?

4. What historical event occurred just as Confucius began teaching?

5. Why did Confucius earn the title of First Teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain dharma and sangha and their relationship to Buddhist monks.

2. Describe Religious Taoism and how it accommodated the esoteric.

3. What is the symbolism of the rafts in Buddhism?

4. How did Siddhartha react to any effort to elevate him to god stature?

5. What is the inherent problem with perceiving the natural world according to Hinduism?

6. How does Sri Ramakrishna explain the Hindu tolerance of other religions?

7. What is the usefulness of practicing karma yoga?

8. Describe in one sentence the basic tenet of Hinduism.

9. What is the irony of Buddhist practice today?

10. What is the gist of Philosophical Taoism?

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