Name: _________________________________________LBST 2102: Globalized Sikhism TestChoose the Best answer and double check to make sure what you circle and what you write match! 2 pts each1. From which country are Sikhs from originally?a. Zambia b. India c. Nepal d. Bangladesh2. What region of this country are they from?a. Devonshire b. Zakhar c. Punjab d. Riyadh3. The holiest city for Sikhs is ________, which houses the Golden Temple.a. Amritsar b. Mecca c. Varanasi d. Dubai4. What is the Guru Granth Sahib, also known as the Adi Granth? a. The holiest book in the Sikh religion and it is treated like a holy personb. The book of children’s tales used in Sikh Sunday schools to teach kids Sikh moralsc. The entranceway to the Golden Temple, considered a gateway to a holy worldd. The title for the highest female granthi (reader) in the Sikh religion5. What was the name of the founder of the Sikh religion?a. Sakyamuni b. Altan Khan c. Guru Nanak d. Indira Gandhi6. How many human Gurus were there?a. Ten b. Three c. Seven d. Five7. Which Guru is credited with instituting the Five Ks?a. Ram Das b. Akali c. Nanak d. Gobind Singh8. The “Khalsa” means:a. the Brotherhood of Sikhs b. the Enemy of all Sikhs c. the Sword of Sikhism d. the King of the Sikh9. “Khalistan”, for some Sikhs, refers to the:a. hostile outside world b. Ritual of the Sword c. falcon of Guru Gobind Singh d. land ruled by Sikhs10. Sikhs often add “Singh” and “Kaur” to male and female names (respectively), which mean ______ and _______. a. “eagle” / “chariot” b. “strong” / “sweet” c. “lion” / “princess” d. “rose” / “thorn” 11. One of the distinctive Five K’s of the Kes- and Amrit-Dharis is the kes or kesh, which refers to:a. steel-toed military boots b. a long tunic c. uncut hair d. elongated earlobes12. How many Sikhs are there in the world?a. about 13 million b. about 23 million c. never more than exactly 10,000 d. more than a billion13. What is the word for the traditional sense of personal or family honor that is so important in many Sikhs’ lives?a. amrit b. izzat c. kirpan d. langar14. What is the name of the ritual dagger or short sword carried by orthodox Sikhs?a. amrit b. izzat c. kirpan d. langar15. What does "Sikh" mean (approximately)?a. "learner" b. "sage" c. "brave" d. "follower of Si"16. The Sikh religion was established in approximately (remember, BCE = B.C. and CE = A.D.):a. 200 BCE c. 1900 CE c. 1500 CE d. 3000 BCE17. What is the ultimate goal of the Sikh religion?a. mukti: liberation and union with God c. samsara: immortality through endless rebirthsb. xian: extra-long life and superpowers d. shen-bian: becoming a god (deification)18. What places have become centers for maintaining Sikh identity and community in the West?a. Coffee shops b. Gurdwaras c. Soccer pitches d. Khanda centers19. The British colonists tended to prefer Sikhs to other Indians, in part because they saw Sikhs as fellow monotheists (versus Hindus as “polytheists”), but also because:a. Sikhs had a history and ethnic identity as disciplined fighters and therefore made good soldiers and military officersb. Sikhs were docile and artistic and there was great demand in Britain for Sikh-crafted silks and paintingsc. Sikhs tended to be blue-eyed and light-haired, so the British thought of them as more “European” than other Indians, almost as if they were long-lost kind. Sikhs claimed to possess secret spiritual knowledge and were rumored to be great magicians, real magicians, and so became intensely popular as gurus for those Europeans seeking “Eastern wisdom” 20. Which country or region is NOT one of the places Sikhs have moved to over the last two centuries?a. British East Africa b. Canada c. The United States d. Brazil21. In the modern West, Sikhs have generally moved into what kinds of jobs in their 2nd and 3rd generations?a. white-collar: degree-required careers and business-ownersc. blue-collar: laborers and factory workersb. none: unemployment is a widespread problem d. retail and service industry22. What set off the Indian Mutiny/Indian War for Independence in 1857?a. A high volume of British-Indian marriages that took too many Indian women “off the market”b. Indian sepoys (soldiers) were expected to bite into gunpowder casings covered in pig and cow fatc. Sikhs were accused of running drugs and alcohol into Indian villages on behalf of the Britishd. Britain used Indian solider to invade Russia and the cold climate killed more Indians than the Russians did 23. What happened in 1919 in Amritsar?a. Mahatma Gandhi was shot by a U.S. spy c. The eleventh Guru was inaugurated at the Golden Temple b. The first Wal-mart was opened d. The army massacred Sikhs at the Golden Temple 24. What happened in 1947?a. India gained Independence from Britain and Pakistan was also created out of western India, including part of the Punjabb. The first Sikh commercial jet pilot made his maiden flight from Hong Kong to San Franciscoc. Sikh women were allowed to participate in granthi classes for the first time in Sikh historyd. Indian immigrants were given full citizenship in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Italy. But not the U.S.25. Early Sikh emigration was primarily driven by:a. Economic factors b. Security concerns c. Forced resettlement d. Natural disasters26. In 1965 something good actually happened for Sikhs! What was is?a. The U.S. opened immigration for families of Asian-Americans and raised the cap on immigrationb. The Internet was created, allowing for easy communication across the globec. The Punjab was fully restored and given over to the Sikh authorities in the Golden Temple as a new nationd. The first Sikh Prime Minister of Australia was elected27. 1984 and 1985 are big years in modern Indian history: Why?a. Thousands of people, even the Prime Minister, were killed in cycles of retaliatory violenceb. The U.N. recognized the Punjab as a sovereign Sikh state and declared that it should be a separate nationc. The Sikh women’s Olympic team brought home record gold medals in both gymnastics and figure skatingd. Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims were united briefly behind a single religious figure who was seen as God incarnate28. What does “secondary diaspora” refer to?a. A minor set of