Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The first wave of Sikh immigrants to North America arrived around 1900.
2. The turban is often thought by non-Sikhs to be one of the 5Ks, but the K is what it covers, uncut hair.
3. The main practice of Sikhism is to defend the faith and its people.
4. Sikhs do not believe in reincarnation.


1. TRUE - The first Sikhs—usually single young men, because of immigration rules that prevented families from entering North America—arrived around 1900.
2. TRUE - The first of the 5K’s is “kesh,” which means “uncut hair.” Observant Sikh men and women do not cut their hair anywhere on their bodies.
3. FALSE - The main practice of Sikhism is the devotional and mystical meditation on the Name of God, also called “remembering the name.” .
4. FALSE - Sikhs do believe in reincarnation.

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