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Caste System Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Caste System is a...

a)

Form of Religion

b)

Form of Government

c)

Form of Hierarchy, social system

d)

Form of Education system

2.
How did a person become a member of a caste?
a)
They were born into it
b)
They got to choose their caste
c)
The Brahmins selected it for you
3.

Each level of the Caste System is called a...

a)

Caste

b)

Class

c)

Varna

d)

Veda

4.

Dalits is another name for which level?

a)

Untouchables

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Brahmins

d)

Sudras

5.

Which caste is at the top of the system?

a)

Sudras

b)

Dalits

c)

Kshatriyas

d)

Vaisyas

e)

Brahmins

6.

Which is the correct order of the Caste System (top to bottom)?

a)

Kshatriya, Brahmin, Vaisya, Sudra

b)

Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra

c)

Sudra, Vaisya, Brahmin, Kshatriya

d)

Brahmin, Sudra, Vaisya, Kshatriya

7.

Which of the following are possible jobs of a Brahmin (top caste)? *Multiple answers possible.*

a)

Farmer

b)

Priest

c)

Teacher

d)

Craftsman

8.

Which of the following are possible jobs of the Kshatriyas (2nd caste)? *Multiple answers are possible.*

a)

Warrior

b)

Farmer

c)

Ruler

d)

Craftsman

9.

Which of the following are possible jobs of the Vaisyas (3rd caste)? *Multiple answers are possible.*

a)

Merchants

b)

Unskilled Workers

c)

Traders

d)

Craftsman

10.

Which of the following are possible jobs of the Sudras (4th caste)? *Multiple answers are possible.*

a)

Slaves

b)

Unskilled Workers

c)

Traders

d)

Teachers

11.
Which person would not be a member of the Kshatriyas caste?
a)
prince
b)
archer
c)
noble
d)
goldsmith
12.
The Sudra/Shudra consisted of 
a)
priests
b)
nobles
c)
servants
d)
warriors
13.
 What group are unskilled workers and peasants?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Sudra
c)
Kshatryias
d)
Vaishyas
14.
Who are the warriors and kings?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaishyas
d)
Shudra
15.

Your Varna is determined by...

a)

The place where you are born

b)

The Varna of the parents you are born to

c)

The need for certain kinds of jobs

d)

The time of year you are born

16.

What jobs did Dalits or Outcastes have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

dirty jobs

17.

How could someone reach a higher caste?

a)

Good deeds

b)

Bad deeds

18.

True or False: You can reach a higher caste during your lifetime

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Untouchables in the Caste System have been described as

a)

Outcasts

b)

Polluted

c)

Dirty because of their jobs

d)

All of the above

20.

Which religion supported the Caste System?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

d)

Varnas