C5S2 Indian Caste System

How did a person become a member of a caste?

• They were born into it
• They got to choose their caste
• The Brahmins selected it for you

The caste system divided Indian society into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation.

• True
• False

People could never change castes.

• True
• False

In order to keep the classes distinct, there were strict rules for the caste system called...

• sutras
• sudras
• varnas

It was forbidden for people from one class to eat with people from another.

• True
• False

People who broke the caste rules would become untouchables.

• True
• False

This varna included India's priests

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Vaisyas

This varna included the rulers and warriors

• Sudras
• Kshatriyas
• Vaisyas

This varna included the farmers, craftspeople, and traders

• Vaisyas
• Sudras
• Kshatriyas

This varna included the workers, servants, and non-Aryans

• Sudras
• Vaisyas
• Untouchables