Honors Super Quiz

1. This system determines a person’s job, social group, and marriage.

a. Arabic-Indianb. castec. Buddhismd. Harappa

1. This system determines a person’s job, social group, and marriage.

a. Arabic-Indianb. castec. Buddhismd. Harappa

2. What change did the Aryans bring to India?

a. They brought Hinduism with themb. They replaced a peaceful culture with

a warlike one.c. They brought Sanskrit with them.d. They replaced a warlike culture with

a peaceful one.

2. What change did the Aryans bring to India?

a. They brought Hinduism with themb. They replaced a peaceful culture with

a warlike one.c. They brought Sanskrit with them.d. They replaced a warlike culture with

a peaceful one.

3. An effective modern method of protest was taken from which of the following religions?

a. Buddhismb. Judaismc. Hinduismd. Jainism

3. An effective modern method of protest was taken from which of the following religions?

a. Buddhismb. Judaismc. Hinduismd. Jainism

4. Which of these rights did an Indian woman have?

a. changing casteb. Votingc. divorced. none of these

4. Which of these rights did an Indian woman have?

a. changing casteb. Votingc. divorced. none of these

5. Many Indian marriages, even today are

a. long distance.b. short.c. arranged.d. mixed.

5. Many Indian marriages, even today are

a. long distance.b. short.c. arranged.d. mixed.

6. Ancient Indian astronomers recognized that the Earth

a. revolved around the sun.b. had gravity.c. was round.d. all of the above.

6. Ancient Indian astronomers recognized that the Earth

a. revolved around the sun.b. had gravity.c. was round.d. all of the above.

7. The caste system may have developed in order to

a. explain differences in skin color.b. determine seating order in temples.c. help Aryans assimilate into Indian

culture.d. keep control of conquered peoples.

7. The caste system may have developed in order to

a. explain differences in skin color.b. determine seating order in temples.c. help Aryans assimilate into Indian

culture.d. keep control of conquered peoples.

8. Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?

a. Indusb. Nilec. Gangesd. Pataliputra

8. Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?

a. Indusb. Nilec. Gangesd. Pataliputra

9. Indian literature stresses the importance of

a. karma.b. pleasure. c. dharma. d. caste.

9. Indian literature stresses the importance of

a. karma.b. pleasure. c. dharma. d. caste.

10. In this Section of the Mahabharata, Krishna talks about doing one’s duty.

a. Ramayanab. Vedac. Upanishadd. Bhagavad Gita

10. In this Section of the Mahabharata, Krishna talks about doing one’s duty.

a. Ramayanab. Vedac. Upanishadd. Bhagavad Gita

Scholastic Super Quiz

1. Upper caste boys often had a ____ to teach them until they went to the city.

a. rajab. guruc. Amad. suttee

1. Upper caste boys often had a ____ to teach them until they went to the city.

a. rajab. guruc. Amad. suttee

2. The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?

a. Romanb. Persianc. Guptad. Mauryan

2. The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?

a. Romanb. Persianc. Guptad. Mauryan

3. A strong army, a good communications system, and a well-run spy system are aspects of

a. Chandragupta Maurya.b. a centralized government. c. the Persian Empire.d. Buddhism.

3. A strong army, a good communications system, and a well-run spy system are aspects of

a. Chandragupta Maurya.b. a centralized government. c. the Persian Empire.d. Buddhism.

4. The Mauryan dynasty prospered under Asoka because

a. He focused on the welfare of his people.b. His strong army conquered a vast empire.c. Merchants paid heavy taxes.d. He sent missionaries throughout Asia.

4. The Mauryan dynasty prospered under Asoka because

a. He focused on the welfare of his people.b. His strong army conquered a vast empire.c. Merchants paid heavy taxes.d. He sent missionaries throughout Asia.

5. The caste system helped which group to rule people who outnumbered them?

a. Guptasb. Mauryansc. Aryansd. Harappans

5. The caste system helped which group to rule people who outnumbered them?

a. Guptasb. Mauryansc. Aryansd. Harappans

6. Buddhism became popular in part because it rejected

a. dharma.b. the Hindu deities.c. the caste system.d. life after death.

6. Buddhism became popular in part because it rejected

a. dharma.b. the Hindu deities.c. the caste system.d. life after death.

7. Which of the following practices showed that women’s lives were valued less than men’s?a. sutteeb. Men were allowed to have two wives.c. Only boys could go to school.d. all of the above

7. Which of the following practices showed that women’s lives were valued less than men’s?a. sutteeb. Men were allowed to have two wives.c. Only boys could go to school.d. all of the above

8. Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism have what belief in common?

a. Buddha is not a deity.b. The head of government is a reincarnation of Buddha.c. Buddha is a god.d. Following the Eightfold Path can

end suffering.

8. Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism have what belief in common?

a. Buddha is not a deity.b. The head of government is a reincarnation of Buddha.c. Buddha is a god.d. Following the Eightfold Path can

end suffering.

9. The belief in reincarnation led Hindus to

a. be unconcerned about daily life.b. consider animal life sacred.c. revolt against the caste system.d. elect the Dalai Lama to head the

government.

9. The belief in reincarnation led Hindus to

a. be unconcerned about daily life.b. consider animal life sacred.c. revolt against the caste system.d. elect the Dalai Lama to head the

government.

10. What parts of the Indian subcontinent were best suited for settlement?

a. only the river valleysb. only the coastlinec. the Himalayad. the river valleys and east and west

coasts

10. What parts of the Indian subcontinent were best suited for settlement?

a. only the river valleysb. only the coastlinec. the Himalayad. the river valleys and east and west

coasts

Varsity Super Quiz

1. For several hundred years before Sanskrit the Aryans learned their sacred songs, poems and teachings in one of the following ways?

a. Reading the Vedasb. Dance Interpretationc. Special forms of sculptured. Oral traditions

1. For several hundred years before Sanskrit the Aryans learned their sacred songs, poems and teachings in one of the following ways?

a. Reading the Vedasb. Dance Interpretationc. Special forms of sculptured. Oral traditions

2. Which of the following would Hindus believe about Braham and the Universe?

a. Constantly creatingb. Constantly destroyingc. Constantly recreatingd. All of the above

2. Which of the following would Hindus believe about Braham and the Universe?

a. Constantly creatingb. Constantly destroyingc. Constantly recreatingd. All of the above

3. Which one of the following island nations is to the southeast of India?

a. Sumatrab. Maldivesc. Australiad. Borneo

3. Which one of the following island nations is to the southeast of India?

a. Sumatrab. Maldivesc. Australiad. Borneo

4. Which one of the following terms is used for a Hindu monk who devotes their entire lives to uniting with Brahman?

a. Sannyasinsb. Kshatriyasc. Ramayanad. Samsara

4. Which one of the following terms is used for a Hindu monk who devotes their entire lives to uniting with Brahman?

a. Sannyasinsb. Kshatriyasc. Ramayanad. Samsara

5. Over time the caste system became more complex because the larger castes divided into hundreds of smaller castes. How many castes are there today?

a. Less than 50b. 250c. More than 2000d. 1000

5. Over time the caste system became more complex because the larger castes divided into hundreds of smaller castes. How many castes are there today?

a. Less than 50b. 250c. More than 2000d. 1000

6. In the caste system the Sutras are which one of the following?

a. The lowest of the four main castesb. The guides that listed the rules for

the caste systemc. The name of the entire caste systemd. The designation of the rulers in the

system

6. In the caste system the Sutras are which one of the following?

a. The lowest of the four main castesb. The guides that listed the rules for

the caste systemc. The name of the entire caste systemd. The designation of the rulers in the

system

7. An ethnic group is a _________________.

a. People with the same biological racial traits

b. People who share a distinctive culture and sense of identity

c. People with the same religious beliefsd. People who live in the same

geographical location

7. An ethnic group is a _________________.

a. People with the same biological racial traits

b. People who share a distinctive culture and sense of identity

c. People with the same religious beliefsd. People who live in the same

geographical location

8. Hindu mathematicians were the first to use __________________.

a. Algebrab. Roman numeralsc. Treat zero as a numberd. Geometry

8. Hindu mathematicians were the first to use __________________.

a. Algebrab. Roman numeralsc. Treat zero as a numberd. Geometry

9. The idea that originated in Brahmanism was _________________.

a. Meditationb. Going hungryc. Walking barefootd. Religious education

9. The idea that originated in Brahmanism was _________________.

a. Meditationb. Going hungryc. Walking barefootd. Religious education

10. All of these traditional teachings of Hinduism were challenged by Siddhartha Gautama EXCEPT:

a. People should act morally and treat others well

b. Animal Sacrificec. The authority of Hindu priestsd. The caste system

10. All of these traditional teachings of Hinduism were challenged by Siddhartha Gautama EXCEPT:

a. People should act morally and treat others well

b. Animal Sacrificec. The authority of Hindu priestsd. The caste system