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History Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Indica was written by ------------

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Magasathanes

c)

Kautilya

d)

i dont know

2.

Arthashastra was written by _______________

a)

Dhana Nanda

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chanakya

d)

Megasthenes

e)

All of the above

3.

What was the real name of Chanakya ?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Maurya

c)

Bindhusara

d)

Vishnugupta

e)

Kautiliya

4.

Vishnugupta was teacher in which university

a)

Oxford University

b)

Harvard University

c)

Taxila University

d)

Stanford University

e)

I have no clue what you are talking about

5.

Who is the founder of the Mauryan Empire ?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Ashoka

d)

Kautiliya

6.

Dhamma is a (a)   word

(Use capital letter if that is needed)

7.

Who is the son of Bindusara

a)

Selucas

b)

I dont know

c)

Ashoka

d)

Dhana Nanda

8.

Can we call Chanakya as the backbone of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

I DONT KNOW

9.

After the Kalinga War Ashoka embraced which religion ?

a)

Jainism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddism

d)

Sikhism

10.

The Arthashastra is divided into how many sections?

a)

6,000

b)

15

c)

16

d)

900

e)

20

11.

What is the meaning of the word Shlokas ?

a)

Hindu poems

b)

Arabic stories

c)

Hindu prayers

d)

Bengali songs

e)

Hindi song

12.

The 15 sections of Arthashastra contains about how many shlokas ?

a)

1 million

b)

20,000

c)

300

d)

6,000

e)

400

13.

What is the Archaeological source of information for this empire ?

a)

The rock and pillar edicts of King Ashoka

b)

The Indica and Arthashastra

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

14.

In which year did Ashoka attack Kalinga ?

a)

261 BCE

b)

730 BCE

c)

550 BCE

15.

DID YOU LIKE THE QUIZ ?

a)

IT WAS ALRIGHT

b)

I DONT KNOW

c)

I HATED IT

d)

I LOVED IT