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Ancient India Final Exam Quiz
Ancient India Final Exam Quiz
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A #fun and #challenging #quiz about #ancientindia.
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1
WHAT MOUNTAIN RANGE BORDERS INDIA?
Vishnu Mountain Range
Himilayas
Hindu Kush
Indian Mountains
2
THE MOST IMPORTANT LANGUAGE OF ANCIENT INDIA:
Sanskrit
Astronomy
Hindi
Metallurgy
3
FOUNDED THE GUPTA EMPIRE:
Asoka
Chandragupta II
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta Maurya
4
FREEBIE! WHAT IS THE LONGEST RUNNING BROADWAY MUSICAL OF ALL TIME?
Umm Frozen?
Phantom of the Opera
Hamilton
Gypsy
5
INDIAN PAINTINGS MADE IN THE GUPTA EMPIRE ARE KNOWN FOR...?
None of the above
Not showing people
Not being based off of religion
Being bland and colorless
6
EFFECTS THAT GOOD OR BAD ACTIONS HAVE ON A PERSON'S SOUL
Alloys
Monsoons
Sanskrit
Karma
7
INDIA INVENTED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING:
Stainless steel
The numbers we use today
Graphite
Yoga
8
WHAT ARE THE ARYAN TEXTS?
Vedas
Aryan-Books
Upanishads
Varnas
9
SHIVA IS KNOWN AS THE:
Destroyer
Warrior
Creator
Preserver
10
JAINISM IS:
A religion that has its roots in the teachings of Guru Nanak
Based on the teachings of the Mahavira
Inspired by the teachings of the Buddha
The study of stars and planets
11
WHY DID MANY PEOPLE OF THE LOWER CLASS LIKE THE BUDDHA?
He was opposed to work
He would allow everyone to reach enlightenment
He was just a good guy
He was opposed to the Caste System
12
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA WAS BORN INTO THIS CLASS:
Koshatriya
Sudra
Kshatriya
Brahmins
13
INOCULATION IS THE ANCIENT EQUIVALENT OF...
Vaccinations
Studying metals
Praying
Surgery
14
WHO WAS THE BUDDHA?
Just the Buddha
Krishna
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
15
THE PRINCIPLE OR LAW THAT ORDERS THE UNIVERSE:
Dharma
Chandragupta Maurya
Buddhism
Karma
16
BRAHMINS WERE:
Priests
Workers
Rulers
Farmers
17
FREEBIE! FINISH THE LYRIC: "LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS TO DEFEAT THE ________"
Huns
Chinese
Yoons
Hans
18
FREEBIE! THE NFL, ON AVERAGE, RUNS HOW MANY ADVERTISEMENTS PER GAME?
An annoyingly large amount
Do you think I care?
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Not enough, obviously
19
FASTING IS:
Another term for car racing
Going without food
Being fast
Focusing the mind on spiritual ideas
20
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST HINDU TEXTS?
Mahabaratha
Torah
Kalisada
Ramayana
21
WHERE HAS BUDDHISM SPREAD TO?
All of the above
Japan
China
Laos
22
THANKS TO THEIR ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF ______, THE ANCIENT INDIANS COULD PREDICT ECLIPSES.
Astrology
Astronomy
Mathematics
Geography
23
270 BCE, CHANDRAGUPTA'S GRANDSON, STRONG LEADER, MAURYAN EMPEROR:
Asoka
Chandragupta II
Asaka
Chandragupta Maurya
24
MOST OF INDIA HAS WHAT KIND OF CLIMATE?
Hot and dry
Cold and humid
Hot and humid
Cold and dry
25
THIS GOD IS GIVEN THE NAME "THE PRESERVER"
Ganesh
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
26
HINDU TEACHINGS REFER TO SOULS AS:
Atmaon
Atama
Atman
Hindu soul
27
WHAT LARGE PLATEAU OCCUPIES THE HEART OF INDIA?
Himalayas Plateau
India Plateau
Deccan Plateau
Indian Plateau
28
PROCESS OF REBIRTH:
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Nonviolence
Meditation
29
THE FINAL GROUP OF VEDIC TEXTS ARE CALLED...
Antim Vedas
Rigvedas
The Last Vedas
Upanishads
30
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RELIGIONS WERE INFLUENCED BY THE SRAMANA MOVEMENT?
Yoga
Sramanaism
Jainism
Catholicism
31
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES IS THE HIGHEST ON THE INDIAN CASTE SYSTEM?
Sudras
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Vaisyas
32
WHEN DID THE MAURYAN EMPIRE END?
184 BCE
196 BCE
270 BCE
150 BCE
33
WHAT IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURES OF HARAPPAN CIVILIZATION?
Many houses had outdoor plumbing
Most houses had indoor plumbing
They built pyramids
They had advanced tent-building skills
34
WHICH OF THESE ANSWERS IS A BRANCH OF BUDDHISM?
Theravada
Shaktism
Mahayana
Darsana
35
THE BAY TO THE EAST OF INDIA IS CALLED:
Bay of Bengal
Laccadive Bay
Bay of Malabar
Arabian Bay
36
THE SCIENCE OF WORKING WITH METALS:
Alloys
Metalistry
Metalworking
Metallurgy
37
THE RULERS OF THE GUPTA EMPIRE WERE...
Buddhist
Jainist
Vedic
Hindu
38
INDIA'S DRY SEASON IS DURING THE...
Summer
Winter
Autumn
Spring
39
THE STUDY OF STARS AND PLANETS:
Sanskrit
Astronomy
Metallurgy
Alloys
40
A _______ IS A DIVISION OF PEOPLE INTO GROUPS BASED ON BIRTH, WEALTH, OR OCCUPATION
Dharma
Caste system
Buddha
Missionary
41
HOW MANY VEDAS ARE THERE?
4
6
1
2
42
THE INDIANS WERE EXPERTS IN...
Astrology
Medicine
Mathematics
Metalworking
43
THE LARGEST RELIGION IN INDIA TODAY
Buddhism
Sikhism
Jainism
Hinduism
44
FREEBIE! WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION?
Everyone's a winner
Marina is the best
Hannah is the best
Elizabeth is the best
45
INDIA'S WET SEASON IS DURING THE...
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
46
THE MAHABRHARATA TELLS A STORY OF A CITY CALLED ______:
Harappa
Delhi
Mohenjo Daro
Dwarka
47
WHAT WERE SUDRAS?
Servants
Farmers
Workers
Washcloths made from cotton
48
MANY CIVILIZATIONS WERE PLANNED AROUND:
Forests
Other civilizations' territories
Deserts
Rivers
49
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES HAVE SANSKRIT ROOTS?
Javanese
Indian
Hindi
Arabic
50
BY WHICH YEAR DID THE ARYANS HAVE CONTROL OVER THE INDUS VALLEY?
1299 BCE
200 BCE
500 BCE
1200 BCE
51
WHICH EMPIRE LASTED LONGER?
Asoka Empire
Mauryan Empire
They lasted the same amount of time
Gupta Empire
52
PEOPLE WHO WORK TO SPREAD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS:
Asoka
Missionaries
Inoculators
Chandragupta II
53
THE FINAL STEP OF THE EIGHTFOLD PATH IS...
Right Thought
Right Concentration
Right Mindfulness
Right Intent
54
A LARGE LANDMASS SMALLER THAN A CONTINENT:
Subcontinent
Country
Superisland
Monsoon
55
WHO INVADED INDIA IN THE LATE 400s?
Huns
Chinese
The Yoon Tribe
Phoenicians
56
WHEN DID ASOKA BECOME BUDDHIST?
900 BCE
235 BCE
200 BCE
360 BCE
57
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHARACTERISTIC OF ARYAN CIVILIZATION?
They had one single ruling authority
They built big cities
They wrote the Vedas
They invaded the Indus River Valley
58
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS A CITY IN INDIA DURING THE MAURYAN EMPIRE, BUT NOT THE GUPTA EMPIRE?
Mathura
Ajanta
Taxila
Pataliputra
59
WHAT SEPARATES INDIA FROM THE REST OF ASIA?
A delta
A peninsula
Mountains
A desert
60
WHERE IS THE MODERN-DAY CITY OF HARAPPA (WHERE WAS THE HARAPPAN CIVILIZATION BASED)?
Harappa
Pakistan
India
Afganistan
61
MOKSHA IS...
Freedom form the cycle of suffering and reincarnation
A kind of hat
Just another vocab word
A type of coffee
62
ONE'S ULTIMATE GOAL IN LIFE IS TO:
Eat donuts
Reach nirvana
Inoculate
Become a dharma
63
SOME BUDDHIST TEMPLES WERE CARVED OUT OF...
Wells
Mountainsides
Other temples
Trees
64
HINDUS BELIEVE THAT ALL DEITIES ARE PART OF A UNIVERSAL SPIRIT CALLED:
Brahmin
Vishnu
Brahman
Shiva
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WHEN ONE REACHES NIRVANA, THEY ARE FREE FROM THE CYCLE OF...
Reincarnation
Paying taxes
Meditation
Alloys
