Bhagavad-Gita Quiz 1

1. When was the Gita likely written? around 100 B.C. around 300 A.D. around 800 B.C. around 1800 B.C.

2. Which of these is not part of the Trinity of major Hindu deities? Vishnu Kali Shiva Brahma

3. Who is Duryodhana's father? Arjuna Pandava Krishna Dhrihastara

4. Who is not a Pandava? Arjuna Yuyudhana Drupada Duryodhana

5. Who are the forces opposing the Pandavas? Brahmas Yogis Kauravas Krishnas

6. Which guna is associated with passion?

saatva yoga rajas tamas

7. Which guna is associated with darkness? saatva yoga rajas tamas

8. If one likes milder food, then he is likely more... rajasic tamasic saatvic yogic

9. If one is focused on an end result as opposed to a process, then that person is likely more... rajasic tamasic saatvic yogic

10. What is the word for the all-encompassing Divine Self? Yoga Purusha Atman Prakriti

Bhagavad-Gita Quiz 1
11. Which captures the inner nature of things - the unseen spiritual dimension? Vishnu

Purusha rajas Prakriti

12. Which word is associated with the physical manifestation, the seen form? Tamasic Purusha Atman Prakriti

13. Which is the highest form of living? jinana yoga vijnana meditation

14. Which is the best way to achieve a focus on God, according to Krishna? renunciation meditation vegetarianism Buddhism

15. Who recounts the Gita to Drihastara? Arjuna Sanjaya Krishna Bhima

16. Who is afraid to fight at the outset of the Gita? Arjuna Vishnu Krishna

Brahma

17. What is the divine duty that one must fulfill in each cycle of birth and death? dharma yoga meditation karma

18. What is the word for injustice, evil, or anything against moral law? dharma akarma adharma karma

19. How many Pandava brothers are there? 3 5 8 14

20. When a God descends to Earth in human form, it is known as an... dukkha avatar rajasic Bhima

21. What is the priestly or learned class in Hindu mythology? kshatriya brahmin uppasna vedas

22. What does Bhagavad Gita literally translate to?

Vedic Philosophy Arjuna's Story Book of Krishna Song of Our Lord

23. Who is not a deva? Arjuna Vishnu Krishna Shiva

24. What word encompasses the cause-and-effect relationship between action and suffering/wisdom? dharma yoga meditation karma

25. What is the name for the warrior/prince class in Hindu society? duruva kshatriya brahmin upassna

You can review your answers below; all the correct answers and your incorrect answers have been highlighted. 1. When was the Gita likely written? around 100 B.C. around 300 A.D. around 800 B.C. around 1800 B.C.

2. Which of these is not part of the Trinity of major Hindu deities? Vishnu

Kali Shiva Brahma

3. Who is Duryodhana's father? Arjuna Pandava Krishna Dhrihastara

4. Who is not a Pandava? Arjuna Yuyudhana Drupada Duryodhana

5. Who are the forces opposing the Pandavas? Brahmas Yogis Kauravas Krishnas

6. Which guna is associated with passion? saatva yoga rajas tamas

7. Which guna is associated with darkness? saatva yoga rajas

tamas

8. If one likes milder food, then he is likely more... rajasic tamasic saatvic yogic

9. If one is focused on an end result as opposed to a process, then that person is likely more... rajasic tamasic saatvic yogic

10. What is the word for the all-encompassing Divine Self? Yoga Purusha Atman Prakriti

11. Which captures the inner nature of things - the unseen spiritual dimension? Vishnu Purusha rajas Prakriti

12. Which word is associated with the physical manifestation, the seen form? Tamasic Purusha Atman Prakriti

13. Which is the highest form of living?

jinana yoga vijnana meditation

14. Which is the best way to achieve a focus on God, according to Krishna? renunciation meditation vegetarianism Buddhism

15. Who recounts the Gita to Drihastara? Arjuna Sanjaya Krishna Bhima

16. Who is afraid to fight at the outset of the Gita? Arjuna Vishnu Krishna Brahma

17. What is the divine duty that one must fulfill in each cycle of birth and death? dharma yoga meditation karma

18. What is the word for injustice, evil, or anything against moral law? dharma akarma

adharma karma

19. How many Pandava brothers are there? 3 5 8 14

20. When a God descends to Earth in human form, it is known as an... dukkha avatar rajasic Bhima

21. What is the priestly or learned class in Hindu mythology? kshatriya brahmin uppasna vedas

22. What does Bhagavad Gita literally translate to? Vedic Philosophy Arjuna's Story Book of Krishna Song of Our Lord

23. Who is not a deva? Arjuna Vishnu Krishna Shiva

24. What word encompasses the cause-and-effect relationship between action and suffering/wisdom?

dharma yoga meditation karma

25. What is the name for the warrior/prince class in Hindu society? duruva kshatriya brahmin upassna

Bhagavad-Gita Quiz 2
1. Krishna's divine play is known as... lila maya yoga atman

2. When one is trapped in the illusions that conceal the truth, he is lost in... lila maya kshetra jnana

Bhagavad-Gita Quiz 3
1. Which is a quality associated with rajas? harmony greed sloth darkness

2. Which is a feature associated with saatva? indolence purity passion anger

Bhagavad-Gita Quiz 4
1. What is the supreme consummation of wisdom? Brahman brahmin Purusha

Atman

2. Brahma, Vishnu, and Krishna are all... avatars kshatriyas devas ramas