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1
How many Vedas are there?
10
8
5
4
2
The festival of Diwali (sometimes known as the Festival of Lights), which begins the Hindu New Year, celebrates:
the victory of good over evil.
the long life of the wise elders.
the food from a good harvest.
the changing of the seasons.
3
Which is the best title for the list below? Puranas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita
Gupta Paintings
Hindu Sculptures
Buddhist Folklore
Sanskrit Literature
4
Which of the following is one of the Four Noble Truths?
Study leads to wisdom.
Joy is achieved by praying.
Suffering is caused by desires.
Only death can end cravings.
5
Which image best represents samsara, the Hindu view of birth, life, and death?
A
D
B
C
6
What is this wheel a symbol of?
varna
karma
Dharma
samsara
7
Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?
the lion
the cow
the elephant
the camel
8
King Ashoka was Chandragupta Maurya’s
son
enemy
father
grandson
9
Who Were the kshatriya?
farmers
priests
kings
warriors
10
You throw a tantrum and a few days later your friend gets mad at you for no reason. What is this an example of?
karma
fate
bad hair day
bad friend
11
What did the Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?
the entrance to a deep cave
a wise man who guided him
basic truths for living
a chest filled with jewels
12
In some Hindu traditions Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the preserver. What does Shiva do?
enlarge
teach
perfect
destroy
13
How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They flow in the same general direction.
They have big floods that prevented early settlement.
They carry silt that enriches the soil.
They begin in the same general area.
14
Who were Brahmins?
warriors
farmers
Sudras
They taught religion and were priests.
15
Which of Ashoka’s actions best expressed his Buddhist values?
treating all of his servants well
putting criminals to death
keeping a strong army
allowing slavery
16
The discovery of a scale, stone weights, & a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro
had uniform ways to measure.
knew how to make tools of iron.
traded with people from far away.
started a new kind of mathematics.
17
What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?
cruelty, evil, and lack of caring
inequality of wealth
aging, sickness, and death
prejudice against lower castes
18
The name “Buddha” meant one who was
everlasting.
sorrowful.
all-powerful.
awakened.
19
Why did the Buddha decide not to escape into enlightenment right away?
He forgot his dream when he woke up.
He did not want to leave his wife and child behind.
He preferred to follow a middle way.
He wanted to teach people the path he had found.
20
Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
near the desert
on the plateau
in the mountains
beside the rivers
21
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
protection from enemies
roads for trade routes
prevention of earthquakes
consistent water supply
22
How many people follow Hinduism?
50 million
2 billion
20 billion
900 million
23
What did Buddhism and Sikhism derive from?
Hinduism
polytheism
monotheism
Judaism
24
how many gods does the Hinduism religion have?
50
500
1 million
~33 million
25
Who were the Aryans?
a nomadic people who moved into India
the original tribes of southern India
the highest caste in Indian society
a group of scribes who recorded Indian teachings
26
What did Ashoka do with the territories the Mauryas had conquered?
kept them as peaceful parts of his empire
returned them to their former rulers
used them as a base for new conquests
granted them to wealthy merchants as gifts
27
If you decided to live as an ascetic, what would you do?
abandon your religion
give up most of what you own
become a parent of a large family
become ruler of a kingdom
28
The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is most similar to which of these Hindu beliefs?
karma
jatis
deities
dharma
29
Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
peace & stability.
poverty and hunger
power and conquest
change and rebellion
30
Why did the Buddha decide to follow a “middle way”?
Neither life on Earth nor life after death seemed important.
The 4 Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path must work together.
Neither riches nor being an ascetic led to nirvana.
Neither struggle nor acceptance summed up all of life.
31
How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
Archaeologists found its ruins.
Historians read ancient scrolls.
Geographers studied old maps.
Astronauts saw it from space.
32
How did Chandragupta Maurya begin building his empire?
He conquered neighboring kingdoms.
He persuaded other rulers to unite with him.
He sponsored settlements by colonists.
He sent ships to far-off islands.
33
Which experience led to a deep change in Ashoka’s values?
seeing a very bloody battle
hearing Buddha's first sermon
discovering old age and illness
marrying a Buddhist
34
Why had the Buddha not learned about suffering as a child?
The gods granted him special favors.
His father protected him.
He understood that pain is not real.
He was not interested in others.
35
Due to its large size in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called
an ecosystem.
an isthmus.
a plateau.
a subcontinent.
36
The Vedic religion is named for the Vedas, which are
the temples where rituals were performed.
the three most important deities.
a collection of sacred texts.
a group of people from Europe.
37
The ancient social class system was called varna. What did early Hindus mean by varna dharma?
Class determined social status.
Each class had its own duties.
People married within their class.
Religious texts defined the classes.
38
The first known civilizations of Ancient India were
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Sumer and Mesopotamia
Sumer and Kush
Kush and Gupta
39
Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?
converting everybody
reaching enlightenment
completing a big pilgrimage
making elaborate sacrifices
40
Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?
Wheeled carts were pulled by animals.
Some of the houses were larger than others.
The workshops were made of mud bricks.
Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks.
41
Ashoka expanded the Mauryan Empire until he
surrendered to his cousin.
moved to China.
gave up violence.
reached the mountains.
42
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
pleasant mornings.
unbearable heat.
heavy rain.
dust storms.
43
What are the 4 varnas, or 4 main social classes, as described in the Vedas?
karma, dharma, samsara, varna
Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins
pilgrimage, meditation, prayer, duty
44
You are mean to your friend and then the next day you fail your math test. This means...
focus, focus, focus
no breakfast
you need math help
karma, bruh
45
What is dharma?
meditation
pilgrimage
behaviours that include duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues
prayer
46
You are super nice to everyone around and then a couple of days later you get a really nice cake...
your family loves you
this is karma
you won the cake lottery
it's your birthday
47
What was the main achievement of the Maurya family?
to unify India
to build famous temples
to improve the lives of peasants
to impose Buddhism
48
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
the enemy who was defeated by the Buddha
the prince who became the Buddha
the priest who taught about the Buddha
the leader who organized the Buddha's followers
49
Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?
fine sculptures
walled cities
metal weapons
animal skeletons
50
Which of the following is NOT a varna, or social class?
Brahmins
Sasirshas
Shudras
Vaishyas
51
To Hindus, the soul, or atman, is a part of
Shiva.
Brahman.
the ocean.
the sun.
52
Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
many gods
many lifetimes
ritual bathing
caste system
53
You are greedy & don't give food to an old man on the street, & your $1 million car won't start. In Hinduism, this is:
karma
varna
pilgrimage
dharma
54
For how long did the Mauryan Empire flourish?
200 to 50 BCE
322 B.C.E. to 187 B.C.E.
1000 - 500 BCE
500 to 300 BCE
55
How did Chandragupta Maurya’s rule differ from Ashoka’s?
Chandragupta Maurya had fairer laws than Ashoka.
Chandragupta Maurya used force to maintain his power
Chandragupta Maurya had a larger empire than Ashoka did.
Chandragupta Maurya used Buddhism to keep his people happy.
56
Hindus follow polytheism
False
True
57
Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the Deccan Plateau
the Himalaya Mountains
the plains along the Ganges
the Hindu Kush
58
Which Buddhist value do these actions by Ashoka show? He gave up hunting & became a vegetarian.
awareness that everything changes
respect for all living things
honesty in words and actions
toleration of other religions
59
In what important way did Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings?
He required conquered people to convert.
He had peasants taught how to read and write.
He made speeches in many places around the empire.
He had edicts carved into pillars and walls.
60
Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?
counting
addition
zero
subtraction
