Who is the Dalai Lama?

The reincarnated leader of the Tibetan buddhists.

A social group someone is born into and cannot change.

Which one of these is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

A teacher for young Indian boys in rich families.

The Jain practice of nonviolence towards living things.

Which of these is NOT one of the four varnas, or levels of the Indian class system?

Proletariat - the merchant class

What is a Bodhisattva?

A buddhist who could reach nirvana, but has stayed on earth to help others.

Ancient Indian religious texts.

Who are the untouchables?

The outcasts of the Indian class system.

Ashoka was influenced to convert to Buddhism after what happened?

He was horrified by the dead bodies on a battlefield.

What is the goal of Hinduism?

For everyone to end the cycle of reincarnation and become one with Brahman.

What is reincarnation?

The rebirth of the soul into a new body.

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World History - Ancient India

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1
Who is the Dalai Lama?
The founder of Jainism.
The reincarnated leader of the Tibetan buddhists.
The Hindu god of creation.
A magical talking llama.
2
In Hinduism, what is the final form a person takes before ending their cycle of reincarnation?
A snake.
A cow.
A priest.
A lion.
3
What is jati?
A social group someone is born into and cannot change.
A strong seasonal wind that influences India's climate.
A Hindu temple.
The warrior class.
4
Which one of these is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
People suffer because they desire things and want to satisfy themselves.
Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.
Life is full of suffering.
The way to end suffering is to stop desiring things.
5
Buddhism was founded by whom?
Rishabhanatha
Siddhartha Gautama
Saitama
The Dalai Lama
6
The Bhagavad Gita is a section of the longest poem in the world known as what?
Tonkotsu
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio
Mahabharata
The Odyssey
7
Who was the first leader of the Mauryan Empire?
Samudra Gupta
Krishna
Chandra Gupta
Ashoka
8
Who was the founder of Jainism?
Ahisma
Chandra Gupta
Siddhartha Gautama
Mahavira
9
What is a guru?
A Hindu military leader.
A teacher for young Indian boys in rich families.
The title of the leader of the Aryan tribes.
An Indian religious leader.
10
Which of these are the two major branches (schools of teaching or denominations) of Buddhism?
Xerneas & Yveltal
Mahayana & Theravada
Majora & Vaati
Tuchanka & Thessia
11
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit/god is called what?
Ganesh
Brahman
Shiva
Vishnu
12
What is ahisma?
A Hindu form of meditation.
The father of Ashoka.
The annual Islamic month of fasting.
The Jain practice of nonviolence towards living things.
13
Which of these is NOT one of the four varnas, or levels of the Indian class system?
Proletariat - the merchant class
Brahmins - the priest class
Kshatriyas - the warrior class
Sudras - the slave class
14
Buddha believed the only way to find truth was to give up what?
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
Suffering
Desires
15
Which of these was NOT invented by Indians?
Theaters.
The infinity symbol.
Dental tools.
Plastic surgery.
16
Which of these is NOT a Hindu god or goddess?
Ganesh
Brahma
Shiva
Sunna
17
What is a Bodhisattva?
Anaya Patel.
The name for the fat version of Buddha.
A person who dedicates his life to serving a Hindu god.
A buddhist who could reach nirvana, but has stayed on earth to help others.
18
What are the Vedas?
Ancient Indian religious texts.
Traditional headdresses worn by Indian women.
Buddhist monks.
An annual martial arts tournament.
19
Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and the world's third largest religion today?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Jainism
20
Who are the untouchables?
The outcasts of the Indian class system.
Hindu demons.
People with incurable diseases.
Foreigners enslaved by the Indian army.
21
What is a raja?
A species of tiger.
A large mountain in the Himalayan mountain range.
An ancient Aryan settlement.
An Indian prince.
22
Ashoka was influenced to convert to Buddhism after what happened?
He thought Buddhism would help him get a girlfriend.
He met Buddha and was convinced by his teachings.
He was horrified by the dead bodies on a battlefield.
He disliked the caste system of Hinduism.
23
What is the goal of Hinduism?
To force everyone to submit to Allah through Jihad.
For everyone to rid themselves of karma through self harm.
For everyone to attain enlightenment by getting rid of desire.
For everyone to end the cycle of reincarnation and become one with Brahman.
24
What is the name of the epic poem about King Rama and his kidnapped wife, Sita?
Ramayana
Vaxis II
Bhagavad Gita
The Black Rainbow
25
What is reincarnation?
The path of nonviolence and respect for all living things.
An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness.
The personal duty all people must follow.
The rebirth of the soul into a new body.

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