Siddhartha

Which of the following statements best describes Siddhartha’s life in his father’s house?

• Siddhartha and his friend Govinda spend their time studying the Upanishads, practicing ablutions, learning Hindu prayers, and meditating.

• Siddhartha tries to defy his father by rejecting the Brahman way of life to pursue the pleasures of life with his friend Govinda.

• While still a young man living in his father’s house, Siddhartha makes a name for himself by following the path to Nirvana laid out by Buddha.

• Govinda and Siddhartha learn the art of hypnosis, and Siddhartha uses his talent to get his father’s permission to leave home.

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Siddhartha hopes his life of deprivation with the Samanas will help him to

• learn to depend upon the charity of others

• learn to think and experience pure thought.

• learn to depend upon the charity of others

• meditate regularly

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Which of the following epithets is used to describe Govinda?

• the magnanimous

• the awakened one

• the deprived

• the shadow

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Brahmin refers to what?

• Siddhartha's family's caste

• Siddhartha's nickname

• Siddhartha's surname

• India's political system

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In an attempt to convince the eldest Samana that he should leave, Siddhartha ______ him.

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Siddhartha's next experience in his journey is to go and experience the teachings of _________.

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In chapter 2, Siddhartha compares his experience with the Samanas as similar to the experience of a drunkard. Why? What point is he trying to make?

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