Hinduism

What is the social system developed in India based on the social class into which someone was born?

• reincarnation

• caste

• ahimsa

Which Hindu caste includes priests?

• Vaishya

• Kshatriya

• Brahmin

Which Hindu caste includes warriors and rulers?

• Kshatriya

• Dalit/outcaste

• Brahmin

Which Hindu caste includes servants and slaves?

• Shudra

• Dalit/outcaste

• Vaishya

Which Hindu caste includes merchants, craftsmen, and land-owning farmers?

• Shudra

• Vaishya

• Kshatriya

Which Hindu caste includes untouchables who do jobs that no one else wants to do?

• Brahmin

• Dalit/outcaste

• Shudra

True or False: You can change your caste during your lifetime.

• True

• False

True or False: The only way to change your caste is through doing good deeds during your lifetime.

• True

• False

Who am I? I study the Vedas, but instead of leading religious ceremonies, I run the government and serve in the military. I serve on the council of elders too.

• Brahmin

• Kshatriya

• Vaishya

• Shudra

• Dalit/outcaste

Who am I? I skin and butcher animals and collect trash from the village, even though I live outside of it. I am not allowed to touch anyone from a higher caste.

• Brahmin

• Kshatriya

• Vaishya

• Shudra

• Dalit/outcaste