Starter quiz
- A story told by Jesus with a hidden meaning is known as a ...
- Gospel.
- miracle.
- parable. ✓
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- What word describes a promise between God and humans?
- covenant ✓
- incarnation
- commandment
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- What do many Hindus throw during Holi celebrations?
- flowers
- paint ✓
- water
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- What is the name of the Christian festival that celebrates the bringing in of crops?
- 'Harvest' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- Hindu⇔someone who follows the teachings and practices from Hindu dharma ✓
- blind⇔someone who is unable to see clearly ✓
- India⇔a country in the continent of Asia ✓
- fable⇔a story with a hidden meaning ✓
- Where in the world are there Hindus?
- only in India
- only in the UK
- all over the world ✓
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- How old is Hindu Dharma?
- 4,000 years old ✓
- 400 years old
- 40 years old
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- Which of the following statements about what Hindus believe is true?
- that you should only be kind to humans
- that you should only be kind to animals
- that you should be kind to humans and animals ✓
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- What can Hindus learn from the fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant?
- that there is only one right way and everyone else is wrong
- that there are no right ways, everyone is wrong
- that everyone can be partly right, so we have to listen to each other ✓
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Key learning points
- The story of the Blind Men and the Elephant comes from ancient India.
- The story is a fable; a story with a deeper meaning.
- The story describes a group of blind men who each disagreed what an elephant should look like.
- Many people in India follow a Hindu worldview.
Common misconception
One of the blind men was correct and the others were wrong about the elephant.
All the blind men touched a different part of the elephant and so did not fully understand what an elephant was like.
Keywords
Hindu - someone who follows the teachings and practices of Hindu Dharma
Blind - someone who is unable to see clearly
India - a country in the continent of Asia
Fable - a story that contains a deeper meaning
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