Chapter 5: Multiple Choice

Which word best describes a large landmass that is smaller than a continent?

• Country

• Subcontinent

• State

• Region

What are the mountains of northern India called?

• The Khybers

• The Aryans

• The Indus

• The Himalayas

In which language did Aryans write their poems and hymns?

• Sanskrit

• Indian

• Vedic

• Harappan

Which of the following best explains why the Aryans abandoned their nomadic lifestyle?

• The Aryans began to write, so they no longer traveled

• The Aryans came under the control of powerful rajas

• The Aryans felt that staying in one place was safer

• The Aryans began to farm, so they stayed in one place

Which varna was the lowest?

• The Sudras

• The Kshatriyas

• The Brahmins

• They Vaisyas

Hindus believe that all of their gods are part of a universal spirit called what?

• Gupta

• Siva

• Brahman

• Vishnu

According to Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. What does the form a person is born into depend on?

• Their moksha

• Their karma

• Their dharma

• Their sutra

Hinduism taught that women were inferior to men. What can you infer about Hinduism from this fact?

• Hinduism was probably a religion created by men

• Hinduism was the same as the Aryan caste system

• The creators of Hinduism were probably women

• The sacred texts of Hinduism were written by women

Monsoons are winds that create which of the following?

• Hot, dry autumns

• Cold, rainy summers

• Hot, rainy summers

• Hot, rainy winters

Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave home at age 30?

• He wanted to find answers to his questions about human life

• He wanted to establish a religion that was better than Hinduism

• He wanted to help those who felt pain and suffering in life

• He wanted to spread his new religious ideas to other people