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WorksheetsSouth Asia Test Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a god or goddess
a)
Vedas
b)
moksha
c)
caste
d)
diety
2.
the belief in more than one god or in many gods
a)
dharma
b)
polytheism
c)
reincarnation
d)
diety
3.
a collection of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
a)
caste
b)
Vedas
c)
karma
d)
jati
4.
the rebirth of a soul in a new body
a)
reincarnation
b)
polytheism
c)
Nirvana
d)
moksha
5.
a fixed social class a person is born into
a)
Vedas
b)
Nirvana
c)
caste
d)
deity
6.
one's duty or what is right for him/her
a)
deity
b)
karma
c)
dharma
d)
moksha
7.
the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
moksha
d)
caste
8.
a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
a)
Nirvana
b)
Vedas
c)
reincarnation
d)
caste
9.
liberation from reincarnation; for a Hindu it means their soul becomes one with Brahma
a)
polytheism
b)
dharma
c)
Nirvana
d)
moksha
10.
One of the great cities of the Indus River Valley
a)
Harrappa
b)
Aryans
c)
Vedas
d)
Jainism
11.
One of the great cities of the Indus River Valley
a)
Ganges River
b)
Gupta
c)
Indus
d)
Mohenjo-Daro
12.
Which Ancient civilization had the first sewer system?
a)
Indus River Valley
b)
Aryans
c)
Maurya Empire
d)
Gupta Empire
13.
means Nobel Ones
a)
Indus
b)
Aryans
c)
Maurya
d)
Gupta
14.
Who sang the songs that were eventually made into the Vedas?
a)
Indus River Valley
b)
Aryans
c)
Maurya Empire
d)
Gupta Empire
15.
What religion started with the Aryans?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Judaism
16.
What was the first religion practiced by the Maurya Empire?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Christianity
17.
What religion was spread throughout South Asia by the Maurya Empire?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Islam
18.
Which ancient empire's peace and prosperity led to great advancments?
a)
Indus River Valley
b)
Aryans
c)
Maurya Empire
d)
Gupta Empire
19.
Who was the 1st ruler of the Gupta Empire?
a)
Brahma
b)
Chandra Gupta I
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhatha Gautama
20.
Who founded Hinduism?
a)
no one
b)
Chandra Gupta I
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhatha Gautama
21.
How old is Hinduism?
a)
2500 years
b)
4000 years
c)
2023 years
d)
100 years
22.
What is samsara?
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
reincarnation
d)
moksha
23.
Which religion believes the cow is sacred?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Judaism
24.
Which of these is one of the three main gods of Hinduism?
a)
Brahma
b)
Chandra Gupta I
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhatha Gautama
25.
Which of these is one of the three main gods of Hinduism?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Chandra Gupta I
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhatha Gautama
26.
Which of these is one of the three main gods of Hinduism?
a)
Shiva
b)
Chandra Gupta I
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhatha Gautama
27.
How many sects are there of Hinduism?
a)
2.0
b)
4.0
c)
6.0
d)
8.0
28.
Which god is NOT one of the Hindu Trinity?
a)
Brahma
b)
Buddha
c)
Shiva
d)
Vishnu
29.
Who founded Buddhism?
a)
Brahma
b)
Chandra Gupta I
c)
Sidhartha Gautama
d)
Vishnu
30.
Who do Buddhists worship?
a)
Buddha
b)
Brahma
c)
Sidhartha Gautama
d)
no one
31.
What is Buddha?
a)
the creation god
b)
the founder of Hinduism
c)
ruler of the Gupta Empire
d)
an extraordinary being
32.
What is one thing Buddhists have to master to reach enlightenment?
a)
moksha
b)
reincarnation
c)
morality
d)
Four Noble Truths
33.
What is one thing Buddhists have to master to reach enlightenment?
a)
karma
b)
meditation
c)
Brahman
d)
samsara
34.
What is one thing Buddhists have to master to reach enlightenment?
a)
the four sects
b)
dharma
c)
Nirvana
d)
wisdom
35.
Which of these is one of the Four Noble Truths?
a)
belief in reincarnation
b)
striving for moksha
c)
truth of suffering
d)
no harm to animals
36.
Which of these is one of the Four Noble Truths?
a)
karma effects all life
b)
meditation is the key
c)
Brahman is god of everything
d)
truth of the cause of suffering
37.
Which of these is one of the Four Noble Truths?
a)
truth of the end of suffering
b)
dharma leads to karma
c)
truth of enlightenment
d)
Eightfold Path leads to life
38.
Which of these is one of the Four Noble Truths?
a)
suffering can be overcome
b)
truth of the path that frees from suffering
c)
truth that suffering is in the mind
d)
suffering is forever
39.
What must Buddhists follow to achieve enlightenment?
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Four Sects
c)
Eightfold Path
d)
caste system
40.
What do they call the groups in the caste system?
a)
castes
b)
Vedas
c)
Hindus
d)
Jati
41.
How many caste groups are there today?
a)
3000.0
b)
5.0
c)
8.0
d)
100000.0
42.
Who are the Brahman?
a)
priests
b)
nobles & warriors
c)
servants
d)
untouchables
43.
Who are the Kshatrias?
a)
nobles & warriors
b)
merchants & farmers
c)
servants
d)
untouchables
44.
Who are the Vaisyas?
a)
priests
b)
nobles & warriors
c)
merchants & farmers
d)
servants
45.
Who are the Sudras?
a)
nobles & warriors
b)
merchants & farmers
c)
servants
d)
untouchables
46.
Who are the Panchama?
a)
priests
b)
nobles & warriors
c)
merchants & farmers
d)
untouchables
47.
What are the duties of the Brahman?
a)
make offerings
b)
teach vedas
c)
both
d)
neither
48.
What are the duties of the Kshatriya?
a)
protect & rule
b)
give gifts to the Brahman
c)
both
d)
neither
49.
What are the duties of the Vaisya?
a)
supply food, clothing, & goods
b)
serve
c)
worst, unclean jobs
d)
none of these
50.
What are the duties of the Sudra?
a)
supply food, clothing, & goods
b)
serve
c)
worst, unclean jobs
d)
none of these
51.
What are the duties of the Panchama?
a)
worst, unclean jobs
b)
sound wooden clappers
c)
both
d)
neither
52.
Were do the Panchama live?
a)
the most expensive houses
b)
outside-- they have no houses
c)
outside the city borders
d)
inthe temples
53.
Where do the Panchama get their clothing?
a)
the merchants & farmers
b)
Vaisyas
c)
they make their own clothes
d)
dead people
54.
What is the rule for how the Panchama can eat?
a)
they have to eat completely alone
b)
they have to use broken bowls
c)
they get to eat first because
d)
they have to serve others first
55.
Which religion believes in reincarnation?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
both
d)
neither
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