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The Caste System - ANCIENT INDIA-Hinduism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who brought the caste system to the Indus Valley?

a)

Aryans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Mesopotamians

d)

Harappans

2.

How was a person's caste determined?

a)

At birth

b)

At their transition to adulthood

c)

When the sacred baby cow said so

d)

When the NFL Script got leaked

3.

Which group of people didn't belong to any caste?

a)

Sudras

b)

Brahmins

c)

Vaishas

d)

Untouchables

4.

What kinds of things did the caste system determine for a person? More than 1 correct answer

a)

Where they worked

b)

Who they could marry

c)

Where they could live

d)

Who they could spend time with

5.

Which caste was made up of rulers and warriors?

a)
Brahmin
b)
Vaishya
c)
Shudra
d)
Kshatriya
6.

Which caste was the smallest but had the most power?

a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaishyas
d)

Untouchables

7.

Which caste was the largest and poorest?

a)

Sudras

b)
Vaishyas
c)
Kshatriyas
d)
Brahmins
8.

Which caste was made up of skilled craftsman, farmers, and merchants?

a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Shudras
c)
Vaishya
d)
Brahmins
9.

Which caste was made up of religious priests, scholars, and judges?

a)
Shudra
b)
Vaishya
c)
Kshatriya
d)
Brahmin
10.

What books did the priests read?

a)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

The Old Testament

c)

The Vedas

d)

The scrolls of the Dead