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8. Ahimsa is a key value of
d. Jainism.
b. Buddhism.
a. Altruism.
c. Hinduism.
2
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
b. karma.
c. reincarnation.
a. dharma.
d. reunification.
3
The dry highlands found in central India are known as the
b. Eastern Ghats.
c. Ganges Plain.
a. Deccan Plateau.
d. Himalaya.
4
According to the passage, what makes the doer of good glad?
c. seeing his or her good deeds
a. coming to a bad state
b. seeing his or her bad deeds
d. seeing the bad deeds of others
5
Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?
c. Jainism
d. Judaism
a. Buddhism
b. Hinduism
6
9. “Life is full of suffering” is one of the
b. Ten Commandments.
a. Four Noble Truths.
c. Upanishads.
d. Vedic teachings.
7
The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as
a. flutes.
d. violins.
c. pianos.
b. guitars.
8
In early India,
men had more rights than women.
a. women had more rights than men.
d. women attended public schools.
b. individuals lived only with their immediate families.
9
According to the map, the Gupta Empire at its widest point is about how many miles across?
b. 500
c. 1,000
a. 100
d. 1,500
10
Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth
c. was shrinking.
b. was flat.
d. was the center of the universe.
a. revolved around the sun.
11
6. Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support
d. life after death.
a. the caste system.
c. the Hindu gods.
b. dharma.
12
According to the Gupta Empire map, which of the following bordered the Gupta Empire to the north?
a. Arabian Sea
b. Bay of Bengal
d. India
c. Himalaya
13
Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
d. Lakshmi
b. Chandra Gupta Maurya
c. Krishna
a. Ashoka
14
In India’s leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.
a. ama
b. guru
d. suttee
c. raja
15
Which of the following groups not shown in the diagram would appear below the Sudras?
a. common people
d. Untouchables
c. servants
b. priests
16
Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people?
Pataliputra
Mohenjo-Daro
Mesopotamia
Pakistan
17
Under which group did the caste system emerge in India?
d. Mauryans
a. Aryans
b. Guptas
c. Harappans
18
This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great.
a. Ashoka
c. Hari Krishna
d. Vishnu
b. Chandra Gupta Maurya
19
Which of the following characteristics does the speaker praise in the above passage?
d. truthfulness
b. determination
c. power
a. bravery
20
Many Indian marriages even today are
c. worshipped.
d. between men and women living long distances apart.
a. arranged.
b. freely made by the husband and wife..
21
According to the passage, what torments the wrongdoer?
d. seeing his or her bad behavior
a. coming to a bad state
c. reincarnation
b. knowing that he or she can do good
22
In which section of the
Mahabharata
does Krishna talk about doing one’s duty?
b. Ramayana
a. Bhagavad Gita
d. Veda
c. Upanishad
23
Monsoon winds bring pouring rains to India during which season?
b. spring
d. winter
c. summer
a. fall
24
Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?
d. They were usually educated at home.
c. They often became priests.
a. They had to finish 12 years of education before marrying.
b. They inherited property before men.
25
According to the diagram, which group includes warriors and rulers?
b. Kshatriyas
d. Vaisyas
BrahminsKshatriyas
c. Sudras
26
According to the Gupta Empire map, the Hindu Kush are located closest to which river?
d. Nile
c. Indus
a. Arabian
b. Ganges
27
The speaker in this passage avoids
a. deceivers of men.
c. taking what is given to him.
d. truth.
b. stealing.
28
Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as “the Preserver”?
b. Brahma
a. Ashoka
d. Vishnu
c. Shiva
29
As the Aryans settled in India, many of them began to build towns along the
b. Brahmaputra River.
c. Ganges River.
d. Indus River.
a. Arabian Sea.
30
According to the diagram, which group in the caste system is the smallest?
c. Sudras
a. Brahmins
b. Kshatriyas
d. Vaisyas
31
The
Mahabharata
c. is the longest poem written in any language.
d. tells the story of the king Rama.
a. asks for divine help in offering sacrifices.
b. is one of the Vedas.
32
Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
a. ahimsa
b. British colonial rule
c. caste system
d. the Eightfold Path
33
What does the speaker of this passage say about truth?
a. He envies honesty in others.
b. He is devoted to the truth.
d. Truth says he should steal what he wishes to have.
c. He lives dishonestly, avoiding the truth.
34
India’s ancient people relied on three major rivers for
defense and hunting.
b. farming, transportation, and trade.
d. construction and empire-building.
c. fishing and religion.
35
According to the diagram, the Vaisyas are
c. unskilled laborers.
b. priests.
d. untouchables.
a. common people.
