Question 1

The Adi Granth is only brought out and read from during major yearly festivals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the English name for the Darbar Sahib, which was built by Guru Arjan in Amritsar?

Accepted Answer

A)   Great Gurdwara
B)   Taj Mahal
C)   Babri Mosque
D)   Divine Court
E)   Adi Granth

Question 3

The discipline known as nam-simaran means in English which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Remembering the divine Name
B)   Forgetting the self
C)   Renouncing desires and greed
D)   Singing hymns of praise
E)   Meditating on the teachings of the Gurus

Question 4

Simran Jeet Sing founded the Healthy, Happy. Holy Organization (3HO).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sikhism has no ordained priesthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the primary ethical duty of Khalsa Sikhs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Renouncing all possessions and living monastically
B)   Non-violence
C)   Converting non-believers
D)   Almsgiving
E)   The quest for justice

Question 7

Sikh rituals were initially only open to upper-caste brahmins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How many volunteers initially responded to Guru Gobind Singh's call, forming the nucleus of the newly formed Khalsa?

Accepted Answer

A)   100
B)   10
C)   5
D)   500
E)   50

Question 9

What does Baisakhi Day commemorate in the Sikh tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)   The birth of Guru Gobind Singh
B)   The foundation of the Khalsa
C)   The birth of Guru Nanak
D)   The martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
E)   The release of Guru Hargobind from prison

Question 10

Who shares in the langar or communal meal after a Sikh service?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sikh men and women only
B)   Sikh and non-Sikh men only
C)   Khalsa members only
D)   All who are present, Sikh and non-Sikh
E)   Sikh men only

Question 11

Article 25 of India's Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The launching of the Khalsa is one of the reforms attributed to Gobind Singh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The area in northern India in which Sikhism was founded was under Muslim rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

People who identify themselves as Sikhs are disciples of what three main things?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

What ultimately separates us from God and keeps us trapped in the cycle of rebirth, according to Sikh tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hatred
B)   Jealousy
C)   Self-centeredness
D)   Anger
E)   Dualism

Question 16

According to Sikh teaching, humans must resist the five evil worldly impulses through cultivation of which interior discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hukam
B)   Amrit-dhari
C)   Miri-piri
D)   Nam-simaran
E)   Rahit

Question 17

In what year was the first North American conference on Sikh studies held?

Accepted Answer

A)   1999
B)   1969
C)   1985
D)   2009
E)   1976

Question 18

Along with justice, what is seen as a key element of Sikh ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nobility
B)   Service
C)   Compassion
D)   Pragmatism
E)   Submission

Question 19

What is at the centre of every important Sikh life-cycle ritual?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Guru Granth Sahib
B)   A trip to the Golden Temple
C)   The presence of five Khalsa members
D)   The drinking of amrit
E)   Congregational singing

Question 20

What does the word Sikh mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ascetic
B)   Disciple
C)   Guru
D)   One who submits
E)   Student

Exam 8: Sikh Traditions

Along with justice, what is seen as a key element of Sikh ethics?

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According to Sikh teaching, humans must resist the five evil worldly impulses through cultivation of which interior discipline?

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Simran Jeet Sing founded the Healthy, Happy. Holy Organization (3HO).

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Article 25 of India's Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.

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Who shares in the langar or communal meal after a Sikh service?

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What does the word Sikh mean?

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What is the English name for the Darbar Sahib, which was built by Guru Arjan in Amritsar?

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What is at the centre of every important Sikh life-cycle ritual?

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How many volunteers initially responded to Guru Gobind Singh's call, forming the nucleus of the newly formed Khalsa?

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What is the primary ethical duty of Khalsa Sikhs?

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The launching of the Khalsa is one of the reforms attributed to Gobind Singh.

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The Adi Granth is only brought out and read from during major yearly festivals.

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In what year was the first North American conference on Sikh studies held?

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Sikh rituals were initially only open to upper-caste brahmins.

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What does Baisakhi Day commemorate in the Sikh tradition?

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The area in northern India in which Sikhism was founded was under Muslim rule.

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Sikhism has no ordained priesthood.

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People who identify themselves as Sikhs are disciples of what three main things?

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What ultimately separates us from God and keeps us trapped in the cycle of rebirth, according to Sikh tradition?

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