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WC B Final Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This river primarily flows through India

a)

Ganges River

b)

Brahmaputra River

c)

Indus River

d)

Nile River

2.

This mountain range separates India and Nepal from China

a)

Atlas

b)

Western Ghats

c)

Eastern Ghats

d)

Himalayas

3.

This is a seasonal wind in South Asia

a)

Jet stream

b)

Cyclone

c)

Monsoon

d)

Rainy season

4.

Hindus believe that each person possesses this, the soul, which ultimately is part of the same universal force.

a)

Atman

b)

Moksha

c)

Nirvana

d)

Karma

5.

Which of the following Hindu gods is incorrectly matched with their power?

a)

Brahma - creation

b)

Shiva - destruction

c)

Vishnu - wealth

d)

Ganesh - overcoming obstacles/good luck

6.

According to Hinduism, the goal of life should be to

a)

Free the soul from the cycle of reincarnation

b)

Memorize all prayers in the Vedas

c)

Worship cows

d)

Obey they laws set out by the Buddha

7.

Hinduism is unlike the other religions we’ve studied because it

a)

Has no gods at all

b)

Teaches about what happens in the afterlife

c)

Has no specific religious founder

d)

Teaches respect for life forms

8.

What term describes the duties and obligations that a person must fulfill?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Muezzin

c)

Dharma

d)

Manifestation

9.

According to Hinduism, the goal of life is to achieve ____, which happens when you are no longer reborn

a)

Nirvana

b)

Moksha

c)

Atman

d)

Dharma

10.

Many rules within the caste system were meant to

a)

Help people remain spiritually pure

b)

Keep lower caste people from being reincarnated

c)

Prevent conversion to Islam

d)

Keep the British from becoming Hindus

11.

This man is leader of the Tibetan Buddhists

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Guru Nanak

c)

Dalai Lama

d)

Lao Tsu

12.

For a Buddhist, the way to achieve enlightenment is to

a)

live by the rules of one's caste

b)

worship one and only one God

c)

to follow the Eightfold Path

d)

to follow the Eight Pillars of Faith

13.

Known as The Buddha, this man discovered the cause of suffering

a)

Dalai Lama

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Lao Tsu

d)

Guru Nanak

14.

This branch of Buddhism, which emphasizes the role of the community, is more open interpretation some followers may even worship Buddha.

a)

Theravada

b)

Mahayana

c)

Orthodox

d)

none of these

15.

This branch of Buddhism holds closely to the teachings of The Buddha and believes that hard spiritual work on the part of the individual is the key to enlightenment.

a)

Theravada

b)

Mahayana

c)

Orthodox

d)

none of these

16.

What form of government does India have?

a)

Parliamentary democracy

b)

Parliamentary dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Communism

17.

The term for what Gandhi saw as the best way to end British rule in India was

a)

Varna

b)

Samsara

c)

Nirvana

d)

Satyagraha

18.

The Salt March that Gandhi led in the 1930s was an example of

a)

Nonalignment

b)

Ethnic conflict

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Nationalism

19.

What issue has created tension between India and Pakistan since the 1940’s?

a)

Punjab separation

b)

Sri Lanka civil war

c)

Control over Kashmir

d)

Building hydroelectric dams on the Ganges River

20.

What did the Indian government do in 1991 that has led to rapid economic growth in the last twenty-five years?

a)

The government took over all major industries to gain more control over economic decision making.

b)

The government severely limited foreign access to trade in the Indian market.

c)

The government loosened regulations and opened India to more foreign companies.

d)

The government reintroduced elements of the cash-crop economy to generate export money.

21.

The loess soil region of China is found

a)

along the Yangtze River

b)

near the Himalayan Mountains

c)

in southern "tropical" China

d)

along the Yellow River

22.

What are the ethnic people of China called?

a)

Hans

b)

Tibetans

c)

Uighurs

d)

Mongols

23.

What part of China do the majority of people live, due to its ability to support large populations

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

What School of Thought emphasized the link between people and nature?

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

25.

In Chinese history, ruling families (dynasties) defended their power by saying the gods granted them permission to rule on earth. In return, the people were to give the dynasty complete loyalty. What was this called?

a)

The Totalitarian system

b)

The Mandate of Heaven

c)

Oracle Bones

d)

Filial Piety

26.

This man authored an early book on his travels to China and is believed to be the first Westerner to have travelled to China

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Marco Polo

27.

Who led the Nationalists during the Long March?

a)

Sun Yatsen

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Yuan Shikai

d)

Chiang Kai-Shek

28.

All of these are current problems China faces, except

a)

Widespread air and water pollution

b)

Human rights violations

c)

Decreasing military presence

d)

Gender imbalance

29.

Which of the following goals accurately describes the program of Deng Xiaoping?

a)

to create a classless society

b)

to modernize China

c)

to return to Confucian values

d)

to make war on capitalism

30.

Mao turned China into this which meant the government controlled every aspect of a person's life through a single-party dictatorship

a)

Totalitarian state

b)

Filial piety

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

31.

Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Dmitry Medvedev

d)

Vladimir Putin

32.

Under Putin, much of Russia’s economic growth is due to

a)

Oil exports

b)

Fishing exports

c)

nanotechnology

d)

mineral resources

33.

What region did Putin annex in 2014?

a)

The Urals

b)

The Baltic states

c)

Crimea

d)

The Caucasus

34.

What region of Russia is made up of large numbers of Muslims, who have sought autonomy and independence?

a)

The Urals

b)

The Baltic States

c)

Crimea

d)

The Caucasus

35.

All of the following are examples of Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian style of government, except

a)

Russia’s cooperation with the United States on the War on Terror

b)

the silencing of outspoken journalists and critics

c)

a fixed election process

d)

using Russian military power to intimidate former Soviet Union countries