Origins of Hindu India

The lowest varna in Indian society comprised of peasants or servants is the

• Kshatriyas.

• Sudras.

• Untouchables

• Vaisyas

The social group in Indian society comprised of commoners who are merchants and farmers is called the

• Brahmins.

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas.

• Sudras.

Which of the following developed because most Indians could not relate to the idea of Brahman?

• human-like gods

• the atma

• the Jati

• Sanskrit

Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer were

• the chief Hindu gods.

• Untouchables.

• writers of the Vedas.

• Brahmins.

Hindus strive to leave behind the cycle of earthly life and achieve unity with a form of ultimate reality called

• Shiva.

• Brahman.

• Krishna.

• Vishnu

Hindus believe that a person's actions in this life

• are predicted in the Bhagavad Gita.

• lie outside the individual's power of control.

• determine how the person will be reborn in the next life.

• are not important in reaching ultimate reality.

A person's caste in Indian society was determined by

• education

• birth

• personality characteristics.

• achievements

The idea in Hinduism that a person's soul is reborn after death

• Reincarnation

• Obligation

• Karma

• Dharma

Sanskrit is

• Ancient Indian language

• Ancient Indian song

• Ancient Indian religion

• None of the above

How were the varnas arranged fromhighest to lowest?

• Kashatriyas, Brahmins, Sudras, Vaisyas

• Brahmins, Kashatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras

• Brahmins, Kashatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, The Untouchables

• Vaisyas, Brahmins, Kashatriyas, Sudras