Question 1

What is another name for Jinas, the highest expressions of the Jaina ideal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chakravartins 
B)  Tirthankaras 
C)  Bodhisattvas 
D)  Gurus 
E)  Sadhus 
A)  Chakravartins 
B)  Tirthankaras 
C)  Bodhisattvas 
D)  Gurus 
E)  Sadhus B

Question 2

In 2014, the Supreme Court of India refused to grant minority status to the Jaina community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Mahavira was born into the shudra (servant) caste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What are the five mahavratas of Jainism?

Accepted Answer

The mahavratas are the five "great vows"

Question 5

Who was Mahavira?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first Jina 
B)  The tenth Jina 
C)  The twenty-fourth Jina 
D)  The forty-eighth Jina 
E)  The twenty-third Jina 
A)  The first Jina 
B)  The tenth Jina 
C)  The twenty-fourth Jina 
D)  The forty-eighth Jina 
E)  The twenty-third Jina

Question 6

What are the main differences between the Svetambara and Digambara Jaina sects?

Accepted Answer

Svetambara means "white-clad" because it

Question 7

What has been the central contemporary issue for Jainas in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  High levels of poverty and illiteracy amongst the Jaina community 
B)  Defining Jaina identity as distinct from Hinduism, and Jainism as a world religion 
C)  The drastically decreasing numbers of Jainas 
D)  Systematic persecution by the Hindu majority 
E)  Forming a separate, independent state governed by Jainas 
A)  High levels of poverty and illiteracy amongst the Jaina community 
B)  Defining Jaina identity as distinct from Hinduism, and Jainism as a world religion 
C)  The drastically decreasing numbers of Jainas 
D)  Systematic persecution by the Hindu majority 
E)  Forming a separate, independent state governed by Jainas

Question 8

What do Jainas commemorate in the festival of Divali (Deepavali)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The harvest 
B)  The liberation (moksha) of Mahavira 
C)  The end of the rainy season and period of sustained interaction between the same group of householders and renouncers 
D)  The birth of Mahavira 
E)  The defeat of the evil king/demon Ravana 
A)  The harvest 
B)  The liberation (moksha) of Mahavira 
C)  The end of the rainy season and period of sustained interaction between the same group of householders and renouncers 
D)  The birth of Mahavira 
E)  The defeat of the evil king/demon Ravana

Question 9

What is the meaning of the term shramana?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleasure-renouncing 
B)  World-renouncing 
C)  Disciple 
D)  Asceticism 
E)  Life-renouncing 
A)  Pleasure-renouncing 
B)  World-renouncing 
C)  Disciple 
D)  Asceticism 
E)  Life-renouncing

Question 10

Most Jainas believe in a Creator God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Jaina monks and nuns cannot accept food that has been prepared expressly for them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What most highly esteemed path in Jainism is made available to women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chastity 
B)  Modesty 
C)  Humility 
D)  Mysticism 
E)  Renunciation 
A)  Chastity 
B)  Modesty 
C)  Humility 
D)  Mysticism 
E)  Renunciation

Question 13

What is the estimated number of Jainas worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 8 million 
B)  20 million 
C)  15 to 25 million 
D)  1 to 2 million 
E)  10 to 15 million 
A)  5 to 8 million 
B)  20 million 
C)  15 to 25 million 
D)  1 to 2 million 
E)  10 to 15 million

Question 14

According to Jaina teaching, only human beings possess an eternal soul (jiva).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the most fundamental existential problem and what is the way out of it according to the Jaina tradition?

Accepted Answer

The most fundamental existential problem

Question 16

In the Jaina tradition, who was Chandabala?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female mystic 
B)  Female poet 
C)  Female warrior 
D)  Female renouncer 
E)  Female musician 
A)  Female mystic 
B)  Female poet 
C)  Female warrior 
D)  Female renouncer 
E)  Female musician

Question 17

Learned mendicants in Jainism are known as acharyas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are some possible explanations as to why the Jainas resisted the influence of Hindu devotionalism in the medieval period far more successfully than the Buddhists?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strong support of Jaina ascetics by Jaina householders. 
B)  Willingness to resist with force when necessary. 
C)  The decentralized nature of Jaina groups. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The strong support of Jaina ascetics by Jaina householders. 
B)  Willingness to resist with force when necessary. 
C)  The decentralized nature of Jaina groups. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 19

What is the origin of Jaina sacred literature, according to tradition?

Accepted Answer

The sacred literature of the Jainas was

Question 20

Jaina sacred literature is believed to have been composed by Mahavira.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is another name for Jinas, the highest expressions of the Jaina ideal?

In 2014, the Supreme Court of India refused to grant minority status to the Jaina community.

Mahavira was born into the shudra (servant) caste.

What are the five mahavratas of Jainism?

Who was Mahavira?

What are the main differences between the Svetambara and Digambara Jaina sects?

What has been the central contemporary issue for Jainas in India?

What do Jainas commemorate in the festival of Divali (Deepavali)?

What is the meaning of the term shramana?

Most Jainas believe in a Creator God.

Jaina monks and nuns cannot accept food that has been prepared expressly for them.

What most highly esteemed path in Jainism is made available to women?

What is the estimated number of Jainas worldwide?

According to Jaina teaching, only human beings possess an eternal soul (jiva).

What is the most fundamental existential problem and what is the way out of it according to the Jaina tradition?

In the Jaina tradition, who was Chandabala?

Learned mendicants in Jainism are known as acharyas.

What are some possible explanations as to why the Jainas resisted the influence of Hindu devotionalism in the medieval period far more successfully than the Buddhists?

What is the origin of Jaina sacred literature, according to tradition?

Jaina sacred literature is believed to have been composed by Mahavira.

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Exam 9: Jaina Traditions

What is another name for Jinas, the highest expressions of the Jaina ideal?

In 2014, the Supreme Court of India refused to grant minority status to the Jaina community.

Mahavira was born into the shudra (servant) caste.

What are the five mahavratas of Jainism?

Who was Mahavira?

What are the main differences between the Svetambara and Digambara Jaina sects?

What has been the central contemporary issue for Jainas in India?

What do Jainas commemorate in the festival of Divali (Deepavali)?

What is the meaning of the term shramana?

Most Jainas believe in a Creator God.

Jaina monks and nuns cannot accept food that has been prepared expressly for them.

What most highly esteemed path in Jainism is made available to women?

What is the estimated number of Jainas worldwide?

According to Jaina teaching, only human beings possess an eternal soul (jiva).

What is the most fundamental existential problem and what is the way out of it according to the Jaina tradition?

In the Jaina tradition, who was Chandabala?

Learned mendicants in Jainism are known as acharyas.

What are some possible explanations as to why the Jainas resisted the influence of Hindu devotionalism in the medieval period far more successfully than the Buddhists?

What is the origin of Jaina sacred literature, according to tradition?

Jaina sacred literature is believed to have been composed by Mahavira.

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Religions of Late Antiquity

Jewish Traditions

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