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India, Hinduism, & Buddhism
India, Hinduism, & Buddhism
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1
Which of the following games was invented by ancient Indians?
Spades
Chess
Golf
Polo
2
What is a matrilineal society?
A society that lives in complete harmony with nature.
A society that traces its lineage through its women.
A society that worships elephants
A society that all believes in the same religion.
3
Indians were invaded by the Vikings around 1500 BCE.
True
False
4
Name of the collection of books brought to India by nomads that set up Indian culture?
Bhagavad Gita
Bibles
Tao Teh Ching
Vedas
5
Dharma is
The sum of your lifes actions that affects your next life.
A name given to Indian women.
Is the nature of reality. It is also your job in life.
The name of a Hindu goddess.
6
In Buddhism, the way to eliminate suffering is by following the
Three Jewels
Four Noble Truths
Eight Fold Path
Yellow Brick Road
7
The title given to Indian teachers is?
Guru
Master
Sir
Sensei
8
The first university was established in ancient India in 700 BCE.
False
True
9
Brahma is
Highest class in the cast system
Hindi name for "cow"
A Hindu creator god.
Formless ultimate reality entered after moksha.
10
What contemporary nation is the Indus valley now part of?
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
11
Brahman is
Highest class in the cast system
Formless ultimate reality entered after moksha.
Hindi name for "cow"
A Hindu creator god.
12
What is the name of the outcast Caste of Indian society?
Untouchables
Zoroastrians
Unfathomables
Unpredictables
13
Priests are above kings in the Indian Caste system.
False
True
14
What nomadic tribe Invaded India around 1500 BCE?
Aryans
Mongolians
Vikings
Visigoths
15
Brahmin is
Highest class in the cast system
Formless ultimate reality entered after moksha.
Hindi name for "cow"
A Hindu creator god.
16
What is one of the major world religions to come out of India?
Zoroastrianism
Wicca
Buddhism
Judaism
17
The two major mountain ranges in India are the Himalayas and the Appalachians.
False
True
18
Nirvana is...
The Indian word for the dynastic cycle.
The Indian priest class.
A blessed state of Buddhism reached after enlightenment.
A band that shouldn't be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.
19
Which of the following stringed instruments is central to Indian music?
Viola
Mandolin
Sitar
Guitar
20
Indians invented ink.
False
True
21
What is the name for the periods of heavy wind and rain that take place in India?
Zud
Monsoon
Tsunami
Typhoon
22
Moksha is...
No-Self
A teacher
Self
Escaping the cycle of reincarnation.
23
Atman is...
No-self (the idea that there is no soul)
Self (Soul)
your duty in life
another word for Moksha (escaping reincarnation)
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Karma is
Your actions in this life, that affect your next life.
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
What happens to you later for what you do now.
part of the title of a great song by Radiohead.
25
India civilization sprang up around the Ganges river.
False
True
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Anatman is
A tasty snack
No Self
Escaping the cycle of reincarnation.
That little bit of Brahma in all of us.
