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ASHOKA'S DHAMMA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class

Date

What faith did Asoka adopt during his rule?

Hinduism

Buddhism

Christianity

Islam

Why can Asoka's history be described as "written in stone"?

Because most of what we konw about him and his rule comes from the stone age.

Because most of what we know about him comes from his best friend's cousin's sister's little cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Because most of what we know about him and his rule comes from the edicts carved on pillars, rocks, and walls across his empire.

Because he beat up people with his hands that were considered to be made of stone.

Which of these is not a principle of Dhamma?

Speak the truth

Be kind to everyone, excluding servants and slaves

Practice charity

Follow the path of ahimsa

Which of these is accurate about 'Indika'

Tells us about the political administration of the Mauryan Empire

Is written by Chanakya

Written by Megasthenes

Tells us about the religious life of the Mauryas

How did Ashoka spread Dhamma?

By setting up pillar and rock edicts

By appointing dhamma mahamatras

By setting up speakers throughout the empire

By taking people's lives if they didn't follow dhamma

What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?

Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.

He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.

Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.

Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.

What are Edicts?

Writing carved into hot dogs.

Official messages carved into stones or pillars.

Messages to the future carved in a rock.

The rains down in Africa.

According to Buddhism, the end of suffering in life is called _______.

The Noble Truth

Nirvana

Dharma

Reincarnation

Ashoka's inscriptions were in _____ and in _____ script

Sanskrit,brahmi

Brahmi,Prakrit

Sanskrit,prakrit

Prakrit,Brahmi

10.

What are the two literary sources of the mauryan period?

Arthimetica and neeti darpan

Ethics of kautilya and euclid's elements

Indica and arthashastra

Even Wikipedia doesn't know!(#sometimes)

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ASHOKA'S DHAMMA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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