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The occupation of most "Untouchables" in India . . .
Priests
Scholars
Clean public toilets/bury the dead
Merchants
2
The movement of people in India to these locations has weakened the caste system . . .
Rural/farming villages
Cities
3
Discrimination based upon one's caste is illegal in India today
True
False
4
The Hindu practice of "ritual suicide" performed by women to honor their dead husbands . . .
None of the above
reincarnation
suttee
dharma
5
The main God of the Hindu religion is known as . . .
Allah
Brahma
Yahweh
Buddha
6
The sacred language used by early Indians to record their beliefs
pictograms
Sanskrit
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
7
The "Warrior" caste . . .
Sudras
Vaisyas
Brahmans
Kshatriyas
8
This group of Hindus are the "laborers/workers" in Indian society . . .
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmans
Sudras
9
In modern day India, increased opportunities for social mobility have led to . .
Separation of church and state
Weakening of the caste system
Increase in the birthrate
10
The group who are the upper/highest level of the caste system (Priests/scholars/judges)
Brahmans
Dalits
Sudras
Kshatriyas
11
Which of the following does a person's caste determine?
All of the above
Who they marry?
Who their friends are?
What their job is?
12
Farmers in India rely upon the arrival of these seasonal winds to bring rain during the summer
Tornados
Monsoons
Hurricanes
Drought
13
The duties/moral obligations that each Hindu is responsible for . . .
moksha
Vedas
dharma
karma
14
The caste system is still practiced in India today mainly because it is . . .
Mandated by law
Encouraged by village customs/traditions
15
The system of social stratification used in India that separates Hindus into different groups
Manorialism
Caste System
Feudalism
None of the above
16
The main teachings/principles of Buddhism are known as the . . .
dharma
karma
Four Noble Truths
Vedas
17
One of the Four Noble Truths; Teaches man to overcome desire
Five Pillars of Faith
Code of Bushido
Eightfold Path
Ten Commandments
18
The cycle of death and rebirth in both Hinduism and Buddhism . . .
Vishnu
nirvana
moksha
reincarnation
19
These nomadic warriors brought Hinduism to India (Indus River Valley) . . .
Kshatriyas
Aryans
Mongols
Vaisyas
20
This "ability to move up in society" does not exist within the caste system . . .
None of the above
Reincarnation
Social mobility
Karma
21
This animal is considered to be sacred by Hindus . . .
horse
zebras
pig
cattle
22
In Buddhism, one can become "enlightened" when they learn to . . .
Move up within the caste system
None of the above
Give up selfish desires
Offer ritual sacrifices to the gods
23
This group are the "merchants" within the caste system
Vaisyas
Dalits
Brahmans
Kshatriyas
24
The Indian prince who founded Buddhism after becoming the "Enlightened One" . . .
Brahma
Gandhi
Shiva
Siddhartha Gautama
25
The movement of people from rural to urban areas throughout India has led to a . . .
Weakening of the caste system
Strengthening of the caste system
26
The Hindu word for "reincarnation"
samsara
karma
dharma
nirvana
27
This group of people in India are considered to be "impure/polluted"
Untouchables
Brahmans
Sudras
Aryans
28
The sacred written text of Hinduism is known as the . . .
Eightfold Path
Qur'an
Vedas
Bible
29
If a Hindu follows their dharma, they will then have good _____
nirvana
All of the above
karma
Vedas
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The end goal of Buddhism; When one's soul becomes one with the universe
jihad
nirvana
moksha
ahimsa
