1. Honors Super Quiz

2. 1. This system determines a person’s job, social group, and marriage.
Arabic-Indian
caste
Buddhism
Harappa

3. 1. This system determines a person’s job, social group, and marriage.
Arabic-Indian
caste
Buddhism
Harappa

4. 2. What change did the Aryans bring to India?
They brought Hinduism with them
b. They replaced a peaceful culture with a warlike one.
c. They brought Sanskrit with them.
d. They replaced a warlike culture with a peaceful one.

5. 2. What change did the Aryans bring to India?
They brought Hinduism with them
b. They replaced a peaceful culture with a warlike one.
c. They brought Sanskrit with them.
d. They replaced a warlike culture with a peaceful one.

6. 3. An effective modern method of protest was taken from which of the following religions?
a. Buddhism
b. Judaism
Hinduism
Jainism

7. 3. An effective modern method of protest was taken from which of the following religions?
a. Buddhism
b. Judaism
Hinduism
Jainism

8. 4. Which of these rights did an Indian woman have?
a. changing caste
Voting
divorce
d. none of these

9. 4. Which of these rights did an Indian woman have?
a. changing caste
Voting
divorce
d. none of these

10. 5. Many Indian marriages, even today are
a. long distance.
short.
arranged.
mixed.

11. 5. Many Indian marriages, even today are
a. long distance.
short.
arranged.
mixed.

12. 6. Ancient Indian astronomers recognized that the Earth
revolved around the sun.
had gravity.
was round.
all of the above.

13. 6. Ancient Indian astronomers recognized that the Earth
revolved around the sun.
had gravity.
was round.
all of the above.

14. 7. The caste system may have developed in order to
a. explain differences in skin color.
b. determine seating order in temples.
c. help Aryans assimilate into Indian culture.
d. keep control of conquered peoples.

15. 7. The caste system may have developed in order to
a. explain differences in skin color.
b. determine seating order in temples.
c. help Aryans assimilate into Indian culture.
d. keep control of conquered peoples.

16. 8. Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?
a. Indus
b. Nile
Ganges
Pataliputra

17. 8. Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?
a. Indus
b. Nile
Ganges
Pataliputra

18. 9. Indian literature stresses the importance of
a. karma.
b. pleasure.
c. dharma.
d. caste.

19. 9. Indian literature stresses the importance of
a. karma.
b. pleasure.
c. dharma.
d. caste.

20. 10. In this Section of the Mahabharata, Krishna talks about doing one’s duty.
a. Ramayana
b. Veda
Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita

21. 10. In this Section of the Mahabharata, Krishna talks about doing one’s duty.
a. Ramayana
b. Veda
Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita

22. Scholastic Super Quiz

23. 1. Upper caste boys often had a ____ to teach them until they went to the city.
a. raja
b. guru
Ama
suttee

24. 1. Upper caste boys often had a ____ to teach them until they went to the city.
a. raja
b. guru
Ama
suttee

25. 2. The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?
a. Roman
b. Persian
Gupta
Mauryan

26. 2. The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?
a. Roman
b. Persian
Gupta
Mauryan

27. 3. A strong army, a good communications system, and a well-run spy system are aspects of
a. Chandragupta Maurya.
b. a centralized government.
the Persian Empire.
Buddhism.

28. 3. A strong army, a good communications system, and a well-run spy system are aspects of
a. Chandragupta Maurya.
b. a centralized government.
the Persian Empire.
Buddhism.

29. 4. The Mauryan dynasty prospered under Asoka because
a. He focused on the welfare of his people.
b. His strong army conquered a vast empire.
c. Merchants paid heavy taxes.
d. He sent missionaries throughout Asia.

30. 4. The Mauryan dynasty prospered under Asoka because
a. He focused on the welfare of his people.
b. His strong army conquered a vast empire.
c. Merchants paid heavy taxes.
d. He sent missionaries throughout Asia.

31. 5. The caste system helped which group to rule people who outnumbered them?
a. Guptas
b. Mauryans
Aryans
Harappans

32. 5. The caste system helped which group to rule people who outnumbered them?
a. Guptas
b. Mauryans
Aryans
Harappans

33. 6. Buddhism became popular in part because it rejected
a. dharma.
b. the Hindu deities.
the caste system.
life after death.

34. 6. Buddhism became popular in part because it rejected
a. dharma.
b. the Hindu deities.
the caste system.
life after death.

35. 7. Which of the following practices showed that women’s lives were valued less than men’s?
a. suttee
b. Men were allowed to have two wives.
Only boys could go to school.
all of the above

36. 7. Which of the following practices showed that women’s lives were valued less than men’s?
a. suttee
b. Men were allowed to have two wives.
Only boys could go to school.
all of the above

37. 8. Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism have what belief in common?
a. Buddha is not a deity.
b. The head of government is a reincarnation of Buddha.
c. Buddha is a god.
d. Following the Eightfold Path can end suffering.

38. 8. Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism have what belief in common?
a. Buddha is not a deity.
b. The head of government is a reincarnation of Buddha.
c. Buddha is a god.
d. Following the Eightfold Path can end suffering.

39. 9. The belief in reincarnation led Hindus to
a. be unconcerned about daily life.
b. consider animal life sacred.
c. revolt against the caste system.
d. elect the Dalai Lama to head the government.

40. 9. The belief in reincarnation led Hindus to
a. be unconcerned about daily life.
b. consider animal life sacred.
c. revolt against the caste system.
d. elect the Dalai Lama to head the government.

41. 10. What parts of the Indian subcontinent were best suited for settlement?
a. only the river valleys
b. only the coastline
c. the Himalaya
d. the river valleys and east and west coasts

42. 10. What parts of the Indian subcontinent were best suited for settlement?
a. only the river valleys
b. only the coastline
c. the Himalaya
d. the river valleys and east and west coasts

43. Varsity Super Quiz

44. 1. For several hundred years before Sanskrit the Aryans learned their sacred songs, poems and teachings in one of the following ways?
Reading the Vedas
Dance Interpretation
Special forms of sculpture
Oral traditions

45. 1. For several hundred years before Sanskrit the Aryans learned their sacred songs, poems and teachings in one of the following ways?
Reading the Vedas
Dance Interpretation
Special forms of sculpture
Oral traditions

46. 2. Which of the following would Hindus believe about Braham and the Universe?
Constantly creating
Constantly destroying
Constantly recreating
All of the above

47. 2. Which of the following would Hindus believe about Braham and the Universe?
Constantly creating
Constantly destroying
Constantly recreating
All of the above

48. 3. Which one of the following island nations is to the southeast of India?
Sumatra
Maldives
Australia
Borneo

49. 3. Which one of the following island nations is to the southeast of India?
Sumatra
Maldives
Australia
Borneo

50. 4. Which one of the following terms is used for a Hindu monk who devotes their entire lives to uniting with Brahman?
Sannyasins
Kshatriyas
Ramayana
Samsara

51. 4. Which one of the following terms is used for a Hindu monk who devotes their entire lives to uniting with Brahman?
Sannyasins
Kshatriyas
Ramayana
Samsara

52. 5. Over time the caste system became more complex because the larger castes divided into hundreds of smaller castes. How many castes are there today?
Less than 50
250
More than 2000
1000

53. 5. Over time the caste system became more complex because the larger castes divided into hundreds of smaller castes. How many castes are there today?
Less than 50
250
More than 2000
1000

54. 6. In the caste system the Sutras are which one of the following?
The lowest of the four main castes
The guides that listed the rules for the caste system
The name of the entire caste system
The designation of the rulers in the system

55. 6. In the caste system the Sutras are which one of the following?
The lowest of the four main castes
The guides that listed the rules for the caste system
The name of the entire caste system
The designation of the rulers in the system

56. 7. An ethnic group is a _________________.
People with the same biological racial traits
People who share a distinctive culture and sense of identity
People with the same religious beliefs
People who live in the same geographical location

57. 7. An ethnic group is a _________________.
People with the same biological racial traits
People who share a distinctive culture and sense of identity
People with the same religious beliefs
People who live in the same geographical location

58. 8. Hindu mathematicians were the first to use __________________.
Algebra
Roman numerals
Treat zero as a number
Geometry

59. 8. Hindu mathematicians were the first to use __________________.
Algebra
Roman numerals
Treat zero as a number
Geometry

60. 9. The idea that originated in Brahmanism was _________________.
Meditation
Going hungry
Walking barefoot
Religious education

61. 9. The idea that originated in Brahmanism was _________________.
Meditation
Going hungry
Walking barefoot
Religious education

62. 10. All of these traditional teachings of Hinduism were challenged by Siddhartha Gautama EXCEPT:
People should act morally and treat others well
Animal Sacrifice
The authority of Hindu priests
The caste system

63. 10. All of these traditional teachings of Hinduism were challenged by Siddhartha Gautama EXCEPT:
People should act morally and treat others well
Animal Sacrifice
The authority of Hindu priests
The caste system