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Gupta Religion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the three major religions in the Gupta Empire?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Jainism

d)

Judaism

2.

What were the main caste groups?

a)

Shudras laborers

b)

vaishyas farmers

c)

brahmins priests

d)

serfs slaves

e)

kshatriyas aristocrats

3.

What social group followed Hinduism in the beginning?

a)

Vaishyas

b)

Shudras

c)

Brahmins

d)

kshatriyas

4.

What social group could not follow Hinduism in the beginning?

a)

Vaishyas

b)

Shudras

c)

Brahmins

d)

kshatriyas

5.

What was the major emphasis of the Bhakti Movement?

a)

Emphasis on the work of poet-saints, like Ramananda, Ravidas, and Tukaram.

b)

Social and religious equality throughout Indian society

c)

Changed how people experienced Hinduism and worshiped God, who has three aspects in Hinduism: Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Shiva, the destroyer.

6.

When is Diwali this year?

a)

November 15

b)

November 16

c)

November 14

d)

November 13

7.

What is Monasticism?

a)

Four Noble Truths as guiding principles of Buddhism

b)

Religious way of life that involves leaving behind worldly pursuits and devoting oneself to spiritual activity.

c)

Pilgrimage to a temple.

8.

What 2 philosophies were already present in China?

a)

Jainism

b)

Daoism

c)

Cronyism

d)

Taoism

e)

Confucianism

9.

How did Buddhism change after it had spread to China?

a)

Nirvana, or true happiness and peace, after many lifetimes of effort.

b)

Nirvana, or true happiness and peace, as a sudden and spontaneous realization.

10.

How did Hinduism evolve?

a)

Became a religion of the Brahmins using the Sanskrit language in epic poems.

b)

Priests used Sanskrit poetry to explore ideas of love and war.

c)

Became a religion of many classes and people worshiped individual deities.

d)

Elites used it to oppress the other three caste groups using Sanskrit.