Siddhartha Quizzes

Siddhartha Quiz 1

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

a priest

a king

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

Kamala

Atman

Samsara
3 Whose is Siddhartha's closest friend throughout part I of the novel?
Vishnu

Govinda

Vasuveda

Goatama
4 What was the name of the group of ascetics Siddhartha joined after leaving his father?
Shivas

Samanas

Samsaras

Subcontinents
5 What was Siddhartha's primary goal as an ascetic?
to become empty and let the Self die

to learn to walk on water

to learn hypnosis

to listen to voice of the river
6 What is the Buddha's real name?
Nehru

Ghandi

Indira

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

distressed

indifferent

peaceful
8 Which of the following is not a belief espoused by the Buddha?
it is possible to eradicate pain

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

life is pain

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 partially correct, but is too young to fully understand

Siddhartha is foolish and incorrect

Siddhartha is correct and has shown the Buddha his error

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

the secret of what the Buddha has experienced

how to gain influence over other men

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

Govinda

himself

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

Krishna

Kamala

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

Vasuveda

Kamaswami

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

an apple

a banana

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

thinking

waiting

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

his former life as a Samana

his being born into a priestly caste

his having met the Buddha
17 What is the name of the cycle of death and rebirth?
Samana

Samsara

Sade

Samsung
18 Siddhartha describes the depravity of his worldly life as the "soul sickness of the _____"?
happy

rich

wise

loved
19 What is the obsession that symbolizes Siddhartha's unhealthy attachment to the world?
alcohol

sex

gambling

opium
20 What is the subject of the dream which convinces of Siddhartha that he must leave town?
his father

a Bodhi tree

Kamala's songbird

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

the mountains

the river

the Buddha's grove
22 What prevents Siddhartha from committing suicide?
the sound of Kamala's bird

the thought of Kamala

his fear of oblivion

the sound of "Om" emanating from within him
23 Whom does Siddhartha see when he awakens by the river the morning after he contemplates suicide?
Govinda

Vasuveda

Kamala

The Buddha
24 Why did Siddhartha think it necessary for him to have lived a life of flesh?
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

to kill the priest and Samana within him
25 What was the name of the old Ferryman to whom Siddhartha returns after leaving town?
Vasuveda

Vesuvius

Rig-Veda

Vishnu