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Mauryan Empire Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Buddhism affect Asoka?

a)

He Rejected Violence

b)

He Stopped Eating Most Types Of Meat

c)

He Limited Hindu Animal Sacrifices

d)

All Of The Above

2.

Who Founded The Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Asoka

c)

Chadragupta Mauryan

d)

Brihadratha

3.

When Was The Mauryan Empire Established?

a)

298 BCE

b)

324 BCE

c)

321 BCE

d)

341 BCE

4.

Why Did Asoka Convert To Buddhism?

a)

Because It Seemed Cool

b)

Because The Suffering Of The Kalinga War Affected Him Greatly

c)

He Was Forced To Convert

d)

Because He Didn't Like Meat Anymore

5.

Asoka's Death Was A Major Reason For The Decline Of The Mauryan Empire

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When Did Asoka Come To Power?

a)

327 BCE

b)

297 BCE

c)

305 BCE

d)

268 BCE

7.

Asoka Is Known For All Of The Following Except

a)

Encouraging The Spread Of Buddhism

b)

Defeating The Army Of Alexander The Great

c)

Carving Policies Of Nonviolence On Stone Pillars

d)

Building Rest Houses By Roads For Travelers

8.

Who Is This?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Asoka

c)

Bindusara

d)

Chanakya

9.

The Mauryan Empire Was A Bureaucracy

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What Was The Capital Of The Mauryan Empire?

a)

Taxilla

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Satraps

11.

Asoka Brought All Of India Into The Empire

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who Is Considered The Greatest Mauryan Ruler?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Bindusara

c)

Asoka

d)

Dasharatha

13.

What Religion Did The Mauryan Empire Help Spread?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Vedism

14.

The Military Had A Cavalry Of 9000 Elephants

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What Were The Most Common Languages Of The Mauryan Empire?

a)

Sanskrit and Magadhi Prakrit

b)

Hindu and Buddhist

c)

Arabic and Mauryan

d)

All Of The Above

16.

What Religion Did Chandragupta Maurya Convert To?

a)

Jainism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

17.

Who Defeated Seleucus Nicator?

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Bindusara

d)

Barbosa

18.

Chandragupta Maurya Defeated Alexander The Great

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which Of The Following Comprised The Largest Part Of The Population In The Mauryan Empire?

a)

Craftspeople

b)

Farmers

c)

Tradespeople

d)

Soldiers

20.

The Empire Was Divided Into How Many Provinces?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

0

d)

6