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1 Zoroastrian Quiz 1. The founder of Zoroastrianism was a) Anghra Mainyu b) Zarathushtra c) Both A and B 2. The supreme being is called a) Ahura Mazda b) Dastur Firoze M. Kotwal c) None of them 3. In Zoroastrianism hell is a temporary place of suffering for after death. a) devils b) good people c) sinners 4. When did Zarathushtra live? a) 4 th century b) 7 th century c) 5 th century 5. The oldest Zoroastrian scripture is the. a) Avesta b) Gita c) Bible 6. Ahura Mazda is opposed by. a) Sri Krishna b) Anghra Mainyu c) None of them 7. Anghra Mainyu is the other name for a) Good spirit b) creator c) "Destructive Spirit" 8. The most sacred sections of the Avesta are the. a) Gathas or Hymns of Zarathushtra b) poems c) Both A and B 9. Zoroastrians perform a short cleansing ritual called a) Snan b) Padyab c) Upnayan 10. Avesta is about a pages long. a) 200 b) 890 c) Khorda Avesta is a a) Book of Common Prayer b) An epic c) None of them 12. How should a true Zoroastrian regard this world? a) Bed of roses b) Paradise c) Battlefield 13. What is the true Zoroastrian way of life? a) in spreading happiness all around b) finding faults c) fighting 14. What is Haoma? a) a fruit b) the name of a plant c) a grain 15. Behestis the other name for a) Hell b) garden c) Heaven 16. What is Ristaakhez? a) God b) decoit c) rising of the dead 17. Zoroastrianism is a religion from a) Pakistan b) Ancient Iran c) Egypt

2 18. What are the most sacred scriptures in Zoroastrianism called? a) The Yasna b) Vayu c) Vani 19. In India Zoroastrians were called a) Zoroas b) Parsis c) Both A and B 20. What theistic position best describes the Zoroastrian faith a) Monotheism, dualism b) Polytheism c) None of them 21. How many Beneficial Immortals of Zoroastrianism are there? a) 7 b) 6 c) Which religion in Rome developed under the influences of Zoroastrianism? a) Buddhism b) Zionism c) Jainism 23. Where did Zoroaster live? a) Mesopotamia b) America c) Persia 24. Where is the centre of Zoroastrianism today? a) Mumbai, India b) Italy c) Assam 25. What was the Spenta Mainyu? a) Evil spirit b) Good spirit c) spirit 26. What does fire symbolize in Zoroastrianism? a) sacred and supreme symbol of God b) Heat c) Anger 27. What happens to Zoroastrian corpse? a) burnt b) eaten by vultures c) thrown in water 28. What do you mean by Dakhma? a) Tower of silence b) noise c) tall tower 29. Who is Cyrus the great? a) An actor b) A politician c) A doctor 30. Who is a maji? a) a boy b) a devil c) Zoroastrian priest 31. How did Zarathustra fight evil? a) carried on a constant crusade against evil b) spoke to them c) beat them 32. Is only fight against evil enough according to Zoroastrianism? a) No b) Yes c) To some extent 33. Into how many categories is mankind,according to the zoroastrian religion divided? a) four b) three c) two 34. What is Spenta and Angra? a) 2 spirits b) 2 dogs c) 2 trees 35. What types of evil plagued society when Zarathustra was born? a) Anger, robbery b) imprisonment c) None of them

3 36. What is Zarathustra's greatest contribution to spiritual philosophy? a) Gita b) Gathas c) Quran 37. Who were the main opponents of Zarathustra? a) Kabir b) Chaitanya c) Kavis and Karapans 38. What is Pahlavi? a) language in Iran b) language in Russia c) language in Canada 39. What is Zand? a) a script b) language of common people c) a drama 40. What is the relationship between Avesta and Sanskrit? a) sisters b) scripts c) sister languages 41. What is Khordeh Avesta? a) bigger Avesta b) smaller Avesta c) None of them 42. The original Avesta canon comprised of books. a) 22 b) 24 c) The concept of reincarnation is to Zoroastrianism. a) old b) foreign c) Both A and B 44. What do the Zoroastrians regard as a great sin? a) fighting b) stealing c) lying 45. How are the religion and the sacred word as per the Zoroastrians? a) flesh and skin b) brothers and sisters c) brothers 46. What is the Zoroastrian ideal of being in tune with future? a) to laugh b) to explore every possibility c) None of them 47. What virtue should a pure Zoroastrian follow in his dealings with nature? a) observe temperance or moderationb) be violent c) be normal 48. Who identified the Haoma plant? a) a joker b) a holy sage named Haoma c) a lady 49. What is Chinvat bridge? a) Name of a place where selection for the soul is made b) A normal bridge c) None of them 50. Into how many categories are sins classified in Zoroastrianism? a) six b) two c) five 51. How many according to Zoroastrian teachings, are invisible principles, which motivate the physical organism? a) Five b) three c) six 52. What is Ahu in Zoroastrianism? a) a book b) a script c) the active principle of life

4 53. What do the Zoroastrians consider Daena as? a) the inner voice of conscience b) a song c) a story 54. The other name for Baodha in Zoroastrian religion is a) pain b) love c) intellect 55. Urvan or is purely spiritual principle in the human constitution. a) soul b) spirit c) life 56. What is another theory of Zoroastrian cosmogony? a) Truthfulness b) The material creations have come into existence at different stages. c) None of them 57. By what name are the priests known among the Zoroastrians? a) Athravans. b) Sadhu c) Sant 58. Who is an Ervad? a) a dramatist b) a poet c) a teacher or instructor 59. Who is a Dastur? a) One who exercises authority. b) A teacher c) A doctor 60. What is Aalaat? a) devotion b) crime c) an Arabic word which means implement,apparatus 61. Who is an Ashmogh as per the Zoroastrians? a) one who loves b) one who fights c) Avesta ashemaogha which means one who violates Asha. 62. Butparasti is a word which means idol worship. a) Persian b) French c) Turkish 63. Maachi in Zoroastrianism is derived from manch which means a throne. a) Japanese b) Sanskrit c) None of them 64. What religion was there in ancient Iran before Zarathustra? a) Poryotkeshi Mazdayashni b) Islam c) Christianity 65. What is meant by Saoshyant? a) devil b) benefactor of mankind c) fighter 66. Why did Zarathustra accept Poryotkeshi Mazdayashni religion? a) as there were many good elements in b) was nothing in it c) full of evil deeds 67. Against whom did Zarathustra preach his religion? a) God b)daevas c) crime

5 68. Who first supported the religion of Zarathustra? a) Ashoka b) Chandragupta c) King Gustasp 69. 'Which is the one virtue that is best for mankind? a) Truthful speech b) falsehood c) cheat others 70. How should a true Zoroastrian perform actions? a) be strict b) in accordance with the will of Ahura Mazda c) full with egoism 71. What is Hamistagaan? a) its a place where there is neither happiness nor much sorrow. b) a place of danger c) Both A and B 72. What is Frashgird? a) acting b) an act of renovating c) playing 73. Tan-i-pasen means in Zoroastrianism. a) a structure b) a book c) the final most bodily structure 74. Why has the Zoroastrian religion stressed purity of elements? a) they are normal b) not important at all c) their purity depends the general health of mankind. 75. How is the purity of the elements observed? a) not by burning b) not throwing in water c) Both A and B 76. Based on the purity of elements which is the best method of disposing the dead? a) It is exposing a dead body to birds on the highest places b) by throwing in a drain c) by tying it on a tree 77. Of what, according to Zoroastrian teachings, does man's physical organism consist? a) chemical body b) social body c) physical body 78. How many instruments or faculties of soul are there according to Zoroastrianism? a) eight b) two c) three 79. Wisdom is classified as innate wisdom or. a) aasn-khrat b) act of renovating c) peace 80. What is the third theory of Zoroastrian cosmonogy? a) fire b) light c) action 81. What is behind the act of creations? a) deeds b) divine minds c) soul

6 82. How is the factor of time associated with Zoroastrian cosmonogy? a) artificial b) crucial c) It is but natural 83. Who destroyed the literature of the Zoroastrian religion? a) Alexander the Great b) Napolean Bonaparte c) Aristotle 84. Who rejuvenated the Zoroastrian religion and literature? a) Hazrat Muhammad b) King Ardeshir Baabegaan c) Akbar 85. In what language is the Zoroastrian scripture written? a) Pali b) Prakrit c) Avesta 86. Originally how many Nasks or books were there of the Zoroastrian religion? a) 15 b) 22 c) What is Yasht? a) a prayer in praise of a divinity b) a song c) a drama 88. Name the two categories in which mankind according to the Zoroastrian religion is divided? a) ashavan & dravant b) siah and sunni c) Both A and B 89. Fill in the blanks: a) Spenta Zarathustraor Zoroaster, is considered as the Prophet of the Parsis. b) The first Zoroastrians to enter India arrived on the Gujarat coast in the 10thcentury. c). According to Zoroastrian teachings struggle against evil should proceed hand-in-hand with the zeal to reform. d) Zarathustra traced the origin of evil to one of the twin spirits who differ in thoughts, words and deeds. e) Pahlavi is also called Middle-Persian because it stands midway between the old Persian and Modern Persian. f) Avesta means 'What is known'. g) After his acceptance of the Zoroastrian religion King Gustasp sent prince Asfandyar to prorogate it in distant lands. h) There were many good elements in the Poryotkeshi Mazdayashni religion, so Zarathustra accepted it. i) The supreme god Ahura Mazda is the most invisible and hence cannot be represented by any material image. j) Dravant is an Avesta word which means 'a wicked person'. k) Zarathushtra received his revelations directly from Ahura Mazda. ********************************************************