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