Chapter 8: Sikhism
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1. The term used to describe the interweaving of religious traditions is:
2. Nanak’s spiritual ideas first began to take hold and gather a following as he wandered
through the ____________region.
3. Nanak was succeeded by ___________ official heads of the Sikh religion known as
gurus.
4. A Sikh building of worship is called a _____________.
5. The fifth guru, Guru Arjan, compiled the Sikh bible which is called the
_____________.
6. Sikh congregations are known as_____________.
7. The vast majority of Sikhs are currently located in ___________.
8. Today, Nanak’s birthplace is located in the nation of _____________.
9. The Sikh morning devotional rite is known as the ___________.
10. Nanak called his god _________________.
Multiple Choice
11. ________________ was a poet and predecessor to Sikhism who believed that love of
God was sufficient to free persons from the Law of Karma and rebirth.
a. Guru Arjan
b. Guru Govind
c. Kabir
d. Mardana
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12. Nanak was raised in which religion?
a. Buddhism
b. Christianity
c. Hinduism
d. Islam
13. How did Nanak spend his early adult life?
a. devoted to yogic practice
b. married with two children
c. studying the Vedas
d. wandering as a medicant
14. According to Nanak, God dwells in _________.
a. heaven
b. paradise
c. the cosmos
d. the human heart
15. Ritual worship was viewed by Nanak with _________.
a. admiration
b. deep distrust
c. nonchalance
d. skepticism
16. The Order of Singhs, a cult within Sikhism, is ___________ in nature.
a. agrarian
b. militant
c. peaceful
d. secular
17. The ultimate and absolute ruler of the Sikh community is known as ____________.
a. the current Sikh guru
b. the Granth
c. Guru Govind Singh
d. the Khalsa Dal
18. Sikhism emerged in northwest India in the ___________century.
a. 13th
b. 14th
c. 15th
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d. 16th
19. Sikhism is a blend of Muslim monotheism and the bhaktic character of devotional
texts within _____________.
a. Buddhism
b. Christianity
c. Hinduism
d. Jainism
20. The belief that god dwells within the world and in the human heart is held by both
Sikhs and _____________.
a. Buddhists
b. Christians
c. Jews
d. Sufi Muslims
21. Because his sons and a proposed successor were all dead, ____________ declared
that the Granth was to be the Sikhs’ guru after his death.
a. Amar Das
b. Arjan
c. Govind Singh
d. Har Govind
22. The Dasam Granth, a supplement to the Adi Granth was a compilation of
_____________hymns written by Govind Singh.
a. hindu
b. martial style
c. muslim
d. religious
23. Over two million Sikhs had to leave Pakistan for India following the partition of India
in ________.
a. 1945
b. 1947
c. 1948
d. 1950
24. The creation of a separate Sikh state is the goal of a/an ________________
organization.
a. Adi Granth
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b. Khalsa Dal
c. Nam-Marg
d. Nanak-panthis
25. The Sikh tradition of wearing long uncut hair on head and chin is known as the
________.
a. Kangha
b. Kacch
c. Kesh
d. Kirpan
26. Khalsa Dal separatists were responsible for the assassination of
_________________in 1984.
a. Anwar Sadat
b. Indira Ghandi
c. Mahatma Ghandi
d. Moshe Dian
27. Absorption in God following death represents ______________ to a Sikh.
a. damnation
b. Nivana
c. redemption
d. salvation
28. Known as the five Ks, the Kesh, the Kangha, the Kachh, the Kara and the Kirpan, are
items that are_______________.
a. eaten after worship
b. forbidden
c. offered to God
d. worn
29. Nanek, knowing his time was nearly at an end, appointed____________ as his
successor.
a. Amar Das
b. Angad
c. Arjan
d. Govind
30. During his travels, Nanak devised a ____________________ that combined aspects
of the two great religions, Hinduism and Islam.
a. hymn
b. manner of dress
c. ritual
d. written text
31. According to legend, the bodies of both Kabir and Nanak _______________ after
their deaths.
a. disappeared
b. turned to stone
c. were buried in Muslim tradition
d. were cremated in Hindu tradition
32. As a social service, Sikhs offer a free meal known as a _______________ following
worship.
a. bhakti
b. gurdwara
c. kara
d. langar
33. Nanak wandered for years with his minstrel companion, ________________.
a. Angad
b. Arjan
c. Benares
d. Mardana
34. The poet Kabir, a monotheist, said that the love of God was sufficient
to_____________________.
a. heal the sick
b. free anyone of any caste
c. meet the needs of mankind
d. nourish the soul
35. The Khalsa Dal organization campaigning for a separate Sikh state is known the
“Society of the ________”.
a. Displaced
b. Mighty
c. Pure
d. Warriors