Siddhartha Quizzes

Siddhartha Quiz 1

1 What is the profession of Siddhartha's father?
a king

a merchant

a priest

a carpenter
2 What is the name by which Siddhartha refers to the Divine within him?
Samana

Samsara

Kamala

Atman
3 Whose is Siddhartha's closest friend throughout part I of the novel?
Goatama

Govinda

Vishnu

Vasuveda
4 What was the name of the group of ascetics Siddhartha joined after leaving his father?
Samsaras

Shivas

Subcontinents

Samanas
5 What was Siddhartha's primary goal as an ascetic?
to listen to voice of the river

to learn hypnosis

to learn to walk on water

to become empty and let the Self die
6 What is the Buddha's real name?
Ghandi

Nehru

Indira

Goatama
7 Which of the following best describes the Buddha's countenance?
indifferent

peaceful

distressed

happy
8 Which of the following is not a belief espoused by the Buddha?
life is pain

it is possible to eradicate pain

the world is an eternal chain linked together by cause and effect

when we die, we experience either eternal bliss or damnation
9 Which of the following best describes the Buddha's response to Siddhartha's objections?
Siddhartha is correct and has shown the Buddha his error

Siddhartha is foolish and incorrect

Siddhartha is partially correct, but is too young to fully understand

Siddhartha is clever but misses the point of the Buddha's teaching
10 What does Siddhartha say is missing in the Buddha's teaching?
how to avoid evil

how to gain influence over other men

the secret of what the Buddha has experienced

the meaning of life
11 After Siddhartha leaves the Buddha, whom does he accept as his new teacher?
his father

himself

Govinda

God
12 What is the name of the courtesan from whom Siddhartha learns the art of love?
Kali

Kamala

Krishna

Kandisha
13 Whom did Kamala send Siddhartha to in order to earn money?
Kamaswami

Vasuveda

Shiva

Brahman
14 Siddhartha likens Kamala's mouth to what fruit?
a banana

a cherry

an apple

a fig
15 Which of the following is not one of skills Siddhartha tells Kamala he possesses?
painting

thinking

fasting

waiting
16 What did Siddhartha speculate separated him from ordinary people?
his relationship with a courtesan

his having met the Buddha

his being born into a priestly caste

his former life as a Samana
17 What is the name of the cycle of death and rebirth?
Samsara

Samsung

Samana

Sade
18 Siddhartha describes the depravity of his worldly life as the "soul sickness of the _____"?
wise

loved

happy

rich
19 What is the obsession that symbolizes Siddhartha's unhealthy attachment to the world?
gambling

opium

sex

alcohol
20 What is the subject of the dream which convinces of Siddhartha that he must leave town?
Govinda

a Bodhi tree

his father

Kamala's songbird
21 Where does Siddhartha go immediately after he leaves the town in disgust?
Kamala's house

the Buddha's grove

the mountains

the river
22 What prevents Siddhartha from committing suicide?
his fear of oblivion

the sound of "Om" emanating from within him

the thought of Kamala

the sound of Kamala's bird
23 Whom does Siddhartha see when he awakens by the river the morning after he contemplates suicide?
Govinda

Kamala

The Buddha

Vasuveda
24 Why did Siddhartha think it necessary for him to have lived a life of flesh?
to kill the priest and Samana within him

to learn how to think like a merchant

to feel a closeness to ordinary people he had never felt

to allow him to experience the joys of love
25 What was the name of the old Ferryman to whom Siddhartha returns after leaving town?
Vasuveda

Vishnu

Rig-Veda

Vesuvius