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Ancient India Quiz 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Hinduism, who is the creator god?

a)

Brahma

b)

Shiva

c)

Vishnu

d)

Rama

2.

In Hinduism what river in India is seen as sacred and referred to as "Mother"?

a)

Indus River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Nile River

d)

Ganges River

3.

Who is the god who "caught" Ma Ganga in his hair when she came down to earth?

a)

Brahma

b)

Visnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Ramu

4.

In the podcast we listened to, Benjamin is part of this lower caste system community (Appropriate Word Choice and Spelling counts!)

(a)  

5.

This religion follows the teachings of "the enlightened one"

a)

Jainism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

6.

This is the Jainism belief of non-violence. Gandhi represented this when he led the peaceful Indian Independence movement.

a)

Ahimsa

b)

Moksha

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Karma

7.

Which of the follow represents the idea of karma?

a)

A person who does good things in this life is reborn into a higher caste.

b)

A person who does bad things in this life is reborn into a high caste.

c)

A person is reborn many times.

d)

A dog is reborn as a dog.

8.

These are the three religions that developed in ancient India around the same time.

a)

Hinduism, Buddhism, Joanism

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

c)

Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

d)

Judaism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism

9.

Which leader helped India gain independence from Britain by using non-violence?

a)

Aryans

b)

Shiva

c)

Gandhi

d)

Ma Ganga

10.

Who is depicted in this statue?

a)

Gandhi

b)

Shiva

c)

Buddha

d)

Ma Ganga

11.

What ocean does the Ganges River flow into?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

12.

In Hinduism, this is the continuing cycle of rebirth determined by ones karma. (Spelling counts!)

(a)