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Buddhism, Mauryans, and Guptas

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is birth the name of the Buddha?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chandragupta Gupta

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Siddhartha Gupta

2.

What happened to the Buddha under the Bodhi tree?

a)

He reached Enlightenment

b)

He met five starving men

c)

He watched a funeral

d)

He died

3.

What does the word "Buddha" mean?

a)

"The Brave Prince"

b)

"The Enlightened One"

c)

"The Man Who Threw Everything Away"

d)

"The One Below the Bodhi Tree"

4.

What is the name of the Buddhist idea of not owning too much or too little?

a)

The Midway Track

b)

The Medium Trail

c)

The Middle Path

d)

The Central Way

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?

a)

All human life is suffering

b)

Suffering comes from wanting what we don't have

c)

You can escape suffering

d)

When you die, you meet the Buddha

6.

How many steps are there in the Eightfold Path?

a)

Four

b)

Seven

c)

Eight

d)

Ten

7.

What yoga pose is this?

a)

Mountain Pose

b)

Crescent Moon

c)

Warrior 1

d)

Tree Pose

8.

What yoga pose is this?

a)

Mountain Pose

b)

Crescent Moon

c)

Warrior 1

d)

Tree Pose

9.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Dharmachakra

b)

Lotus Flower

c)

Buddhapada

d)

Ohm

10.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Dharmachakra

b)

Lotus Flower

c)

Buddhapada

d)

Ohm

11.

What is this structure called?

a)

A Temple

b)

A Stupa

c)

A Bodhi

d)

A Torana

12.

Who was the first king of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chandragupta Gupta

c)

Ashoka the Great

d)

Rama

13.

Who was the next great king of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chandragupta Gupta

c)

Ashoka the Great

d)

Rama

14.

Why did Ashoka convert to Buddhism?

a)

Because his grandfather wanted him to

b)

Because he met the Buddha

c)

Because his army killed 10,000+ people

d)

All of the above

15.

Where did Ashoka post his Edicts (his laws for a new Buddhist India)?

a)

On the palace doors

b)

On pillars in each town

c)

In the newspapers

d)

In songs written by musicians

16.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Ashoka Edicts?

a)

Buddhist Values

b)

General Well-Being

c)

Justice

d)

Trade

17.

In your opinion, should we call Ashoka "The Great", "The Buddhist King", or "The Terrible"?

a)

The Great

b)

The Buddhist King

c)

The Terrible

18.

Was the Gupta Empire larger or smaller than the Mauryan Empire?

a)

The Gupta Empire is LARGER than the Mauryan Empire

b)

The Gupta Empire is SMALLER than the Mauryan Empire

19.

Who was the first king of the Gupta Empire?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chandragupta Gupta

c)

Ashoka the Great

d)

Rama

20.

What religion did the Gupta dynasty practice?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Jainism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

21.

During the Gupta Golden Age, which metal did they make perfectly, to the point where it never rusts?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Iron

d)

All of the above

22.

What number was invented in the Golden Age of the Gupta Dynasty?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

10

d)

42

23.

Which of the following medical achievements were made during the Gupta Golden Age?

a)

Inoculation

b)

Surgery

c)

Healing Broken Bones

d)

All of the Above

24.

How many planets were discovered during the Gupta Golden Age?

a)

None

b)

Two

c)

Seven

d)

Ten

25.

Who invaded India and used the Elephanta caves for target practice?

a)

The British

b)

The Portuguese

c)

The Germans

d)

The United States

26.

The Mahabharata is a story about a fight between how many families?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Five

d)

Every Family in India

27.

What was Rama's goal in the Ramayana?

a)

To rid the world of demons

b)

To save his wife, Sita

c)

To someday return to his family

d)

All of the above

28.

What is true of all stories in the Panchatantra?

a)

The were originally written in Europe and brought to India

b)

Every story has a lesson

c)

They were stories about the gods

d)

All of the above