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A Quiz for 10th Grade World History
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In Hinduism "a method of training creating oneness with Universal Mind (Brahman)" is called ____
Vishna
Brahman Bull
Guru
Yoga
2
Siddartha Guatama was the founder of....
Jainism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
3
Where did revolutionary ideas questioning the "old ways" arise in the 5th Century BCE?
India
China
Middle East
All of the above
4
Buddhists believe that it is possible reach Enlightenment by
worshiping as many gods as possible
rejecting reincarnation
practicing self-denial, such as starving oneself
following the "Middle Path" or 8-fold path
5
T or F Both the founder of the Mauryan Dyanasty and the Gupta Dynasty were name Chandragupta.
False
True
6
What is a calvary?
The King's spiritual advisor in ancient India
Warriors mounted on an animal
Warriors using a catapult
The practice of women throwing themselves on their husbands' funderal pyre
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What is the main difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism?
The Buddhist pope is Theravada
They are not different, it is just a regional division
Theravadas are enlightened on their own, Mahayanas with help from others
Theravada has angels and Mahayana does not
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Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer are the three chief...
leaders of ancient India
humanlike gods of India
priests in the Hindu religion
Aryan warriors who lead them to conquer the Dravidians
9
The four main castes in order from top to bottom
Brahmins ,Vaishyas, Shudras, Kshatriyas
Brahmins, Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas
Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins
Brahmins , Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras
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What is the Middle Path?
Buddha's idea to avoid extremes between denying oneself and being greedy
The roads set up by Ashoka that led to the world's first animal hospital
The road the Buddha took from Varanasi to Bodgaya
Siddartha's escape path from his father's palace
11
Ultimate reality or the end of the self and reunion with the Great World Soul in Buddhism is called..
Mara
The Noblest Truth
Asceticism
Nirvana
12
A person's caste was difficult to escape because it was based on
beliefs about religious purity
the Bhagavad Gita
the practice of yoga
ideas about wealth
13
The lowest level of Hindu society who have an important role in sacred cremations....
Untouchables
Vaisyas
Brahmins
Priestly caste
14
Good or bad action in this life that determines how someone is reincarnated in the next....
Dharma
Karma
Nirvana
Moksha
15
The closest tree to the original "bodhi tree" under which the Buddha became enlightened is in _
New York City
Sri Lanka
all of the trees died
Bodhgaya, India
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The Eightfold Path of Buddhism includes the idea that we must...
reject reincarnation
satisfy all of our desires and wants to be happy
trust our senses over our minds
do work to uplift our being
17
The most sacred city for Hindus...and...one of the the oldest cities in the world is.....
Calcutta
Delhi
Varanasi
Sarnath
18
Simply stated, dharma means...
karma, it is just another word for karma
the world is not fair
do your duty
what comes around goes around
19
During his reign, King Ashoka
set up hospitals for people and animals
prohibited trade with China and Meditteranean
cut down trees along roads
sponsored Hindu missionaries
20
Who invented human rights?
King Ashoka
King Chandragupta
Pope Francis
Gandhi
21
Why can Jain monks and nuns eat apples but not carrots?
Eating a carrot kills the plant, but taking an apple leave the tree living.
The avoid sweets of all kinds and carrots have a lot sugar.
They can eat carrots apples but not meat.
Orange is the color of Ungali Mara, the demon deciever.
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Rivalry between Hinduism and Buddhism was caused mainly by a difference about how somone...
can become enlightened..Buddha sez open to ALL
reincarnated
is affected by karma
can become enlightened...Hinduism sez only females can do it
23
Prince Siddartha led a sheltered life. What did he discover when he snuck out of the palace?
The reality of Death
All of the above
The reality of Old Age
The reality of Sickness
24
Reincarnation is the Hindu and Buddhist idea...
that the individual soul is reborn in a different form
training supposed to lead to oneness with the universe
idea that women are superior to men
idea that they must worship their ruler as a god
25
Which came first in history?
WWI
Ashoka
The Gupta Dynasty
The Maurya Dyansty
26
Which sect of Buddhism came first?
Theravada
Shudra
Mahayana
Dalit
27
According to the Buddha, the "Three Poisons" are...
sickness, old age and death
greed, stupidity and hate
wine, women and song
dharma, karma and pharma
28
What is a bureaucracy?
A kind of miliary alliance in the Gupta Dynasty
A system that ranks religious leaders
A system of organizing government that uses specialist government officials
A system used as currency in ancient India before money was invented
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Hinduism is a __________ religion.
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
