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Caste System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ is the belief that the soul is reborn until a person reaches spiritual perfection.
a)
Eightfold Path
b)
4 Noble Truths
c)
Karma
d)
Reincarnation 
2.

Who were the untouchables?

a)

Brahmans

b)

Dalits or Outcastes

c)

Sudras

3.

What jobs did Brahmans have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

4.

What jobs did Kshatriyas have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

5.

What jobs did Vaishyas have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

6.

What jobs did Sudras have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

peasants, laborers and servants

7.

What jobs did Dalits or Outcastes have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

dirty jobs

8.

Why were the Sudras symbolized as the feet?

a)

they were the voice

b)

they were protectors

c)

they moved from place to place

d)

they were the foundation and did dirty jobs

9.

Why were the Vaishyas symbolized as the legs?

a)

they were the voice

b)

they were protectors

c)

they moved from place to place

d)

they were the foundation and did dirty jobs

10.

Why were the Kshatriyas symbolized as the arms?

a)

they were the voice

b)

they were protectors

c)

they moved from place to place

d)

they were the foundation and did dirty jobs

11.

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

a)

True

b)

False

12.
The priests were part of which caste?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaishyas
d)
Sudra
13.
The untouchables were also called Dalits
a)
true
b)
false
14.
The Sudra/Shudra consisted of 
a)
priests
b)
nobles
c)
servants
d)
warriors
15.

How could someone reach a higher caste?

a)

Good karma

b)

Bad karma

16.

What jobs did Dalits or Untouchables have?

a)

priests and scholars

b)

rulers and warriors

c)

merchants, traders and farmers

d)

dirty jobs

17.

If someone's karma was bad what might happen?

a)

they could move up to a better caste

b)

they could be reincarnated into a lower caste

18.
What class were the warriors?  
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Brahmans
c)
Vaisyas
d)
Sudras
19.
Who is one person that would fit the Brahmin caste today?
a)
Prisoner
b)
Doctors
c)
Farmers
d)
Priest
20.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
21.

Which varna was the merchants, landowners, and businessmen?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Vaisyas

c)

Dalits

d)

Kshatriyas

e)

Shudras

22.

Which varna was the workers and laborers?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Vaisyas

c)

Dalits

d)

Kshatriyas

e)

Shudras

23.

Identify the Caste that was the top of the social structure in India?

a)

Kashatriyas or rulers and warriors

b)

Brahmins or spiritual leaders

c)

Vaishyas or herders and merchants

d)

Untouchables or outcasts of society

24.
What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
sanskrit
d)
calligraphy
25.

The caste system comes from the Hindu text

a)

Bhagavad Gita

b)

The RigVeda

c)

The SamaVeda

d)

The Law of Manu

e)

The Mahabharata

26.

Select all of the groups which are believed to have been born again

a)

Dalit

b)

Shudras

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Brahmins

e)

Kshatriyas