Free Printable Content Quiz 2

1.

Identify the term for the Buddhist term for Enlightenment.

a)

Ashoka

b)

nirvana

c)

ellipses

d)

zen

2.

Identify the term for a strict social hierarchy in the Hindu religion.

a)

putra

b)

satrap

c)

caste system

d)

Hindu

3.

Identify the founder of Buddhism.

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Ashoka

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Macedon

4.

Identify the term for a ceremony where certain actions are always done in the same order.

a)

choices

b)

zen

c)

monks

d)

ritual

5.

Identify the term for a time of peace, prosperity, and intellectual and cultural progress.

a)

Socratic Circle

b)

Golden Age

c)

Silk Road

d)

Indian Ocean Trade

6.

Identify the term for a person who turns away from worldly ideas in order to devote themselves to spiritual work.

a)

monk

b)

prisoner

c)

bureaucrat

d)

vaishya

7.

Identify the name of the South Asian leader who converted to Buddhism

a)

Emperor Qin

b)

Emperor Gupta

c)

Emperor Chan

d)

Emperor Ashoka

8.

Long ago, Buddhism began to spread southwards from its place of origin in Northern India to Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Indo-China and other South East Asian countries. It also moved Northwards through Kashmir Afghanistan along the ‘Silk road’ into the Himalayan kingdoms (Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal), Tibet, Mongolia and other parts of Central Asia, and also into China, and later Korea and Japan.

Which of the following helped to cause the developments described in this passage?

a)

the unification of the Middle East under the Persian Empire

b)

monastic organizations that helped organize missionaries

c)

the relative cultural isolation of South Asia

d)

the lack of ship-building technology in the Classical period

9.

Long ago, Buddhism began to spread southwards from its place of origin in Northern India to Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Indo-China and other South East Asian countries. It also moved Northwards through Kashmir Afghanistan along the ‘Silk road’ into the Himalayan kingdoms (Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal), Tibet, Mongolia and other parts of Central Asia, and also into China, and later Korea and Japan.

Which of the following is a similarity between the spread of Buddhism and the spread of Islam?

a)

Both religions were Abrahamic religions, which made people more willing to accept them.

b)

Both religions reinforced rigid social hierarchies as they spread.

c)

Both religions appealed to certain groups with lower social-status.

d)

Both religions began in regions with little organized religion so easily found converts.

10.

Which of the following innovations occurred under the Gupta?

a)

the numerals 1-9

b)

the creation of farming

c)

the pyramids

d)

Hammurabi’s code

Content Quiz 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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