World Religions Test Questions and Answers: Chapter 7 Overview

Various Muslim groups began to invade India from their bases to the west from this century onward.

Tenth

Who is the reformer best remembered for attempting to bring Hinduism and Islam together?

Kabir

What is the Adi Granth?

a collection of the official scriptures

What does the word sikh mean?

disciple

This person began the compilation of the Adi Granth and gave Sikhism its militant aspect

Arjan

Based on the religions vision of Nanak, Sikhs believe that

"There is no Muslim and there is no Hindu"

Nanak was the first in a series of ten of these who led Sikhism until the eighteenth century

gurus

Modern Sikhs are primarily concentrated in Northern India in the region of

Punjab

A central element of the religion of Nanak was his adherence to strict

Pacifism

Sikhs gather for congregational worship in temples called

Gurdwaras

Which of the following was a tranaformative moment in Nanak's life?

a vision from god he received while meditating in the forest

Sikhs refer to their God as

True Name

Prospective Sikhs enter the religion through the ritual of

baptism

To Sikhs, the word guru means

leader

One word that could be used to describe the religious life of a modern Sikh is

simple

Who assumed the position of guru as a child due to the execution of his father and was the last human to fill the role?

Gobind Singh

This group of Sikhs, known as the Khalsa, were

warriors

Nanak took this principle belief from Islam when developing Sikhism.

that there is one true god

which of the following characterize congregational worship by Sikhs?

any member of the community may lead group services

A principle relgious duty of sikhs is

to feed the poor

The sikh holiday celebrates the day on which guru gobind singh founded the khalsa

vaisakhi

One of Nanak's main goals was to

resolve differences between Muslims and Hindus.

Why don't the Sikhs have an elaborate calendar or set of festivals?

their relgious practice is extremly simple

which of the following words descibe the life of modern-day sikhs in india

precarious

the beautful house of worship built by sikh leaders in the 16th century is called

the golden temple