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Asia Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on kami and began in Japan

a)

Shintoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Chirstianity

2.

Who had the greatest influence of Japanese government

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Australia

3.

What nations had the greatest influence on Japan

a)

India and Korea

b)

India and China

c)

China and Japan

d)

China and Korea

4.

What is a shrine?

a)

a place of worship

b)

a major island

5.

What is the name of the traditional Japanese religion?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

6.

People who follow Shinto believe

a)

in one god

b)

everything in nature has a spirit

c)

in Buddhism

d)

they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle

7.

What is the Holy text of Hinduism called?

a)

Torah

b)

Pali Canon

c)

Vedas

d)

Guru Granth Sahib

8.

What is the name of the follower of Hinduism?

a)

Hindu

b)

Buddhist

c)

Sikh

d)

Daoist

9.

What is the name of the follower of Buddhism?

a)

Hindu

b)

Buddhist

c)

Sikh

d)

Daoist

10.

What type of believe is Hinduism?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Philosophy

11.

Name of god(s) in Hinduism?

a)

Brahma

b)

Ik Onkar

c)

Vishnu

d)

Buddha

e)

Ganesh

12.

The common belief written in the Vedas that one's soul is reborn into another living being after death.

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Karma

d)

Nirvana

13.

What is karma?

a)

A collection of the good and bad actions a person does throughout a lifetime.

b)

A delicious meal eaten after fasting.

c)

The holiest day of the week.

d)

The Hindu god of caramelized sugars.

14.

Who founded of Buddhism?

a)

There was no single founder!

b)

Asoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Mohandas Gandhi

15.
What is The Buddha's Eightfold Path? 
a)

Eight steps to become a god.

b)

Eight steps to eliminate suffering.

c)

Eight steps to be reincarnated. 

d)

Eight steps to become one with the world. 

16.
Laozi (Lao Tzu) was the founder of—
a)
Buddhism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Confucianism
17.
What's the name of this symbol?
a)
Moksha
b)
Yin-Yang
c)
Nirvana
d)
Eightfold Path 
18.
Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Legalism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Daoism
19.
What philosophy/religion teaches to live in harmony with nature?
a)
Legalism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Taoism
20.
Which philosophy began the belief in Yin and Yang?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
21.

Who is considered to be the founder of Daoism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao Tzu

c)

Sun Tzu

d)

Mao Zedong

22.

Who founded the belief system of Confucianism?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Winnie the Pooh

c)

Confucius

d)

Qin Dynasty

23.

Daoists emphasized the importance of ____________ and ___________.

a)

peace, harmony

b)

punishment, strictness

c)

rules, restrictions

d)

kings, queens

24.
The holy book for Hinduism is?
a)
Koran
b)
Torah
c)
Bible
d)
Vedas
25.
Which country did Hinduism originate in?
a)
Indiana
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
Inndia
26.
Hindus believe in a _____________ who is transcendent. 
a)
God
b)
Evil Being
c)
Supreme Being
d)
Angel
27.
The final goal for Hindus, liberation from reincarnation. 
a)
moksha
b)
epic poem
c)
Brahman
d)
guru
28.

"Buddha" means...

a)

"Way of the Spirits"

b)

"Enlightened One"

c)

"The Way of Life as it should be"

d)

"Moral expectation"

29.
The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Shinto
d)
Buddhism
30.

Who was the leader of India's independence movement>

a)

Balfour

b)

Singh

c)

Hillary

d)

Gandhi

31.

What is the dominant religion in India?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

32.

India is the second most populated country in the world. there are over 7 billion people on Earth. How many people live in India?

a)

300,000,000

b)

500,000,000

c)

1,400,000,000

d)

2,000,000,000

33.

India makes more of these than any other country...

a)

cookies

b)

films

c)

cars

d)

rice noodles

34.

How did Britain attempt to solve violence between Hindus and Muslims?

a)

Split India into Pakistan and India.

b)

Made Muslims move to the Middle East.

c)

Made religious tolerance a law.

d)

Made Buddhism the official religion.

35.

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

USA

36.

Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?

a)

The USSR.

b)

The USA.

c)

The USSR and the USA.

d)

The UN.

37.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea 
d)
All of the above
38.

Who backs South Korea after World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

China

39.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
40.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
41.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
42.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
43.

What country laid claim to the land area known as Indochina (now Vietnam) in the 1900s?

a)

England

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

France

44.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

45.

Where is Vietnam located?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

Mexico

c)

North America

d)

Africa

46.

China is the largest country in the region of East Asia.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Which of the following East Asian countries is an example of a peninsula?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

The Koreas

d)

Taiwan

48.

Today, Japanese companies are some of the world's leading manufacturers of what type of products?

a)

Oil and gasoline

b)

Textiles(clothes)

c)

Agricultural

d)

Electronics and cars

49.

In China there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?

a)

Long March

b)

The Middle Way

c)

The Great Leap forward..

d)

The Cultural Revolution

50.

The Great Leap Forward was

a)

very successful

b)

did not change much in China.

c)

was very unsuccessful

d)

all the above

51.

During the 20th century who led the Chinese communist?

a)

Sun Yixian

b)

Kim Jung il

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Mihn