Title: Chapter 09: Sikhism
Course: World Religions, 2e

Q: According to Sikh teaching, what is the fundamental problem of humans?
- self-centered
- evil
- ignorant and teachable
- ignorant and unteachable
- without a moral center
A: self-centered

Q: Who are the Udasis?
- another name of the Sikh gurus
- members of the Sikh council
- ascetic group founder by Nanak’s son
- first-generation Sikh converts
- first-generation members of the Khalsa
A: ascetic group founder by Nanak’s son

Q: When did a Sikh reform movement remove most of the elements of Hinduism from Sikhism?
- after the partition of India
- in the late 1800s and early 1900s
- after the death of Nanak
- in the 1600s
- in the late 1700s
A: after the partition of India

Q: The early Sikh movement was able to establish itself and grow under the tolerant policies of which rulers?
- early Mughal
- late Mughal
- Sultanate of Delhi
- the British Raj
- the dynasty of Asoka
A: early Mughal

Q: What brought about a military character to the Sikh movement?
- Sikhs took over the idea of Holy War from Muslim.
- Muslim needed more mercenary soldiers.
- The founder was a Hindu general.
- Muslim rulers began to persecute the Sikhs.
- The British conquest of India
A: Muslim rulers began to persecute the Sikhs.

Q: The Sikh movement has fused elements from which two traditions?
- Hinduism and Buddhism
- Hinduism and Jainism
- Jainism and Buddhism
- Hinduism and Islam
- Hinduism and Zen Buddhism
A: Hinduism and Islam

Q: The Sikh movement began in what period?
- 500c CE
- 1000s CE
- 1500s CE
- 500s BCE
- 1800s
A: 1500s CE

Q: What government replaced the Muslim empires in India?
- the Sikhs
- a partitioned India and Pakistan
- a council of Hindu princes
- a United Nations peacekeeping force
- British Raj
A: British Raj

Q: To what does the phrase “as one lamp lights another” refer?
- the spread of the teachings of the Buddha
- common inspiration of the Sikh gurus
- the festival of lights
- nirvana
- reincarnation
A: common inspiration of the Sikh gurus

Q: What was the primary determining factor in the selection of gurus to lead the Sikh community?
- dynastic connections
- military ability
- education
- celibacy
- age
A: dynastic connections

Q: The founder of the Sikh movement was:
- Lao-tzu.
- Nanak.
- Kabir.
- Asoka.
- Ram Das.
A: Nanak.

Q: What elements or ideas of Hinduism did Sikhism initially reject?
- belief in karma
- belief in rebirth
- caste system
- use of religious images
- festivals
A: caste system

Q: The builder of the Taj Mahal was also responsible for what other actions?
- building the Golden Temple
- overlaying the Sikh temple with gold
- destroying Hindu temples
- destroying Muslim mosques
- building fortifications at Amritsar
A: destroying Hindu temples

Q: Under whose reign did a largely independent Sikh nation briefly establish itself?
- Nanak
- Ram Das
- Arjan
- Ranjit Singh
- Gobind Singh
A: Ranjit Singh

Q: Which item below is not true of the Sikh Guru Arjan.
- established the Khalsa
- fifth guru
- composed large part of Adi Granth
- built the Golden Temple
- first martyred leader
A: established the Khalsa

Q: With which religious ideal or activity is Kabir not associated?
- priesthood and sacrifice
- rejection of traditional sacred texts
- simple ceremony
- monotheism
- hymn writing
A: priesthood and sacrifice

Q: What is the term for an idealized Sikh independent state?
- Punjab
- Harmandir
- Akal Takht
- Nanakistan
- Khalistan
A: Khalistan

Q: Where are Sikh disputes ultimately settled?
- the Golden Temple
- Akal Takht
- the local gurdwara
- the Indian high court
- in the high court of the Punjab
A: Akal Takht

Q: What does the word Punjab mean?
- holy city
- house of God
- five rivers
- bread basket
- the place of victory
A: five rivers

Q: What does the word khalistan mean?
- land of Kali
- land of the pure
- place of hope
- land of the caliph
- the house of God
A: land of the pure

Q: Sikh independence efforts led to what hostile action in 1984?
- the martyrdom of the last guru
- the outlawing of Sikh practice in India
- the annexing of the Punjab
- the expulsion of over half of the Sikh community
- Indian army attack on the Golden Temple
A: Indian army attack on the Golden Temple

Q: The main center of the Sikh movement is:
- Delhi.
- Persia.
- Punjab.
- Pakistan.
- Great Britain.
A: Punjab.

Q: Where does one find a brief list of the Sikhs’ ideals of behavior?
- the Decalogue
- the five virtues and the five vices
- the Eightfold Path
- the Adi Granth
- the Japji
A: the five virtues and the five vices

Q: What is the primary attraction of Amritsar?
- the gravesite of Nanak
- the Golden Temple
- the palace of the gurus
- the birthplace of Nanak
- the birthplace of Kabir
A: the Golden Temple

Q: What does the word Amritsar mean?
- pool of immortality
- capital
- defense
- universal
- mountain
A: pool of immortality

Q: In what kind of environment did the Sikh movement exist in its first hundred years?
- persecuted and defensive
- overlooked as insignificant by the authorities
- repressed and forced from the Punjab
- tolerated and successful
- unstable central government
A: tolerated and successful

Q: What cultural environment does the Sikh movement most clearly express?
- Pakistani
- Indian
- Asian
- British
- Punjabi
A: Punjabi

Q: What is the main prayer of Sikhs called?
- panth
- japji
- path
- hukan
- khanda
A: japji

Q: What items are used in a Sikh baptism?
- sword and sweetened water
- butter and milk
- turban and a sword
- sweetened water and a razor
- water mixed with honey
A: sword and sweetened water

Q: What action is involved in “taking the Hukan”?
- continuously reading the Adi Granth
- assuming the duties of the Khalsa
- randomly opening the Adi Granth
- eating a common meal
- becoming a Sikh ascetic
A: randomly opening the Adi Granth

Q: In Sikhism, what activity is involved in a path?
- eating a common meal
- selecting a passage from the Adi Granth
- reading the entire Adi Granth
- appealing a decision of the Sikh council
- joining the Khalsa
A: reading the entire Adi Granth

Q: What name do baptized Sikh men assume?
- Kaur
- Singh
- Panth
- Khalsa
- Nanak
A: Singh

Q: What name do baptized Sikh women assume?
- Singh
- Khalsa
- Nanak
- Kaur
- Panth
A: Kaur

Q: The Sant tradition reflected what religious tendency in India?
- Muslim
- Jain
- Buddhist
- Vedanta
- bhakti
A: bhakti

Q: Which is the preferred Sikh funeral custom of dealing with the dead body?
- burning on a pyre
- exposure in a sacred place to decompose
- burial
- placement in a sarcophagus
- in cemeteries in Amritsar
A: burning on a pyre

Q: What traditional practice did Sikhs reject, which then allowed them to share meals together?
- vegetarianism
- separation of the sexes
- asceticism
- monasticism
- caste system
A: caste system

Q: What item of dress is not part of the Sikhs’ “Five Ks”?
- sword
- turban
- shorts
- bracelet
- comb
A: turban

Q: What describes the general appearance of the Sikh flag?
- red circle
- yellow rectangle
- yellow triangle
- yellow circle
- red triangle
A: yellow triangle

Q: What symbol is on the Sikh flag?
- kes
- kangha
- kirpan
- kachha
- khanda
A: khanda

Q: What items are featured in the Sikh Khanda symbol?
- sword, daggers, and circle
- globe and horns
- ik onkar
- the “Five Ks”
- the rivers of the Punjab
A: sword, daggers, and circle

Q: What forms the Ik Onkar symbol?
- the figure “1” and the vowel “A”
- the figure “1” and the figure “1000”
- the figure “1” and the vowel “O”
- the figure “1” and the word “one”
- the first two letters of the Punjabi alphabet
A: the figure “1” and the vowel “O”

Q: What is the Ik Onkar symbol used to indicate?
- one community
- one God
- one land
- one way
- one guru
A: one God

Q: What is not one of the “Five Ks” of Sikhism?
- khanda
- kes
- kangha
- kirpan
- karha
A: khanda

Q: What does the term Akal Takht mean?
- house of God
- place of prayer
- place of decision
- eternal throne
- holy place
A: eternal throne

Q: Which term describes the Sikh view of God?
- polytheist
- pantheist
- henotheist
- monotheist
- atheist
A: monotheist

Q: What is a gurdwara?
- a sacred pool
- room in which the Adi Granth is placed
- local community center
- an entrance to the Golden Temple
- a common Sikh meal
A: local community center

Q: What is the Rehat Maryada?
- the Sikh council in Amritsar
- the Sikh homeland
- the main Sikh prayer
- another name for the Golden Temple
- the Sikh code of conduct
A: the Sikh code of conduct

Q: The word Sikh means:
- overcomer.
- warrior.
- disciple.
- enlightened.
- fierce one.
A: disciple.

Q: Sikhs call God:
- the True Name.
- Allah.
- Kabir.
- Adi Granth.
- Ram Das.
A: the True Name.

Q: What does the term Harimandir Sahib mean?
- great leader
- holy temple
- house of God
- place of learning
- place of decision
A: house of God

Q: What is a langar?
- the cushion on which the Adi Granth is placed
- a Sikh ceremonial sword
- the symbol displayed on the Sikh flag
- kitchen in a Sikh gurdwara
- a public reader of the Sikh scriptures
A: kitchen in a Sikh gurdwara

Q: What does the term Panth identify?
- Sikh temple
- Sikh leadership
- Sikh scripture reading
- Sikh community
- Sikh ceremonial dress
A: Sikh community

Q: What does the term Dasam Granth mean?
- first book
- final book
- tenth book
- holy book
- second book
A: tenth book

Q: What does the term Adi Granth mean?
- first book
- second book
- tenth book
- final book
- holy book
A: first book

Q: What are Janamsakhis?
- the Jain Scriptures
- Sikh priests
- Jain priests
- stories about Nanak
- Sikh hymns
A: stories about Nanak

Q: What special event do Sikhs celebrate on Divali?
- the martyrdom of one of the gurus
- the birth of Nanak
- the death of Nanak
- the birth of the Khalsa
- the freeing of one of the gurus
A: the freeing of one of the gurus

Q: Whose writings form the Adi Granth?
- Nanak
- all of the Sikh gurus
- mainly Nanak and Mardana
- mainly the first five Sikh gurus
- mainly Nanak and Kabir
A: mainly the first five Sikh gurus

Q: The Dasam Granth is a respected collection of writings of which Sikh guru(s)?
- the fifth
- all ten
- only Nanak
- only the first five
- the tenth
A: the tenth

Q: What other important Sikh event occurred during the time of the building of the Golden Temple?
- compiling of the Sikh canon
- the death of Nanak
- the founding of the Khalsa
- the founding of Amritsar
- the move of the community to the Punjab area
A: compiling of the Sikh canon

Q: What is distinctive about the Sikh treatment of their Scriptures?
- old copy replaced annually
- can only be read aloud by a priest
- treated as a living guru would have been treated
- is never displayed in public
- is read continuously in each Sikh gurdwara
A: treated as a living guru would have been treated

Q: The Adi Granth contains:
- narratives about the life of Nanak.
- narratives about the martyrdom of Sikh gurus.
- about one thousand short parables.
- large parts of the Vedas and the Quran.
- about six thousand hymns.
A: about six thousand hymns.

Q: What does the word khalsa mean?
- one
- disciple
- leader
- pure
- community
A: pure

Q: In what script are Sikh texts written?
- Pali
- Punjabi
- Sanskrit
- Gurmukhi
- Gurwarda
A: Gurmukhi

Q: On Vaisakhi, what item do the Sikhs replace in the gurdwaras?
- the Adi Granth
- the Sikh flag
- the kitchen utensils
- the curtains surrounding the Adi Granth
- the cushion on which the Adi Granth is placed
A: the Sikh flag

Q: Which is not a prohibition for members of the Khalsa?
- marriage
- eating halal meat
- cutting one’s hair
- using intoxicants
- adultery
A: marriage

Q: Who are the Sahajdharis?
- ascetic group founded by Nanak’s son
- first-generation Sikh converts
- member of the Sikhism highest council
- first-generation members of the Khalsa
- non-Khalsa Sikhs
A: non-Khalsa Sikhs