Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
asceticism

Accepted Answer

Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
yoga

Accepted Answer

Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and

Question 3

What did Mahavira, founder of Jainism, preach to his followers?

Accepted Answer

A)  That they follow the "middle way" 
B)  That they abandon their possessions and become beggars 
C)  That they practice sati 
D)  That they embrace education for women 
E)  That they erect stone pillars in honor of the Buddha 
A)  That they follow the "middle way" 
B)  That they abandon their possessions and become beggars 
C)  That they practice sati 
D)  That they embrace education for women 
E)  That they erect stone pillars in honor of the Buddha

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Arjuna and Krishna

Accepted Answer

Arjuna and Krishna are two pivotal chara

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
raja

Accepted Answer

The term "raja" is a Sanskrit word that

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sanskrit

Accepted Answer

The term "Sanskrit" refers to an ancient

Question 7

What were the Harappan most likely the first to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leave written records. 
B)  Master the cultivation of cotton. 
C)  Domesticate animals for farming. 
D)  Create a sustainable navy. 
E)  Introduce a vital trade network into India. 
A)  Leave written records. 
B)  Master the cultivation of cotton. 
C)  Domesticate animals for farming. 
D)  Create a sustainable navy. 
E)  Introduce a vital trade network into India.

Question 8

Most of what is known today about the Aryans in India comes from the Rig Veda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Asceticism in ancient Indian religion

Accepted Answer

A)  served as a substitute for sacrificial practices as a means to placate and communicate with the gods. 
B)  enabled priests to facilitate communication between believers and the gods. 
C)  was the practice of self-mutilation to communicate with the gods. 
D)  provided means of firmly establishing one's experiences apart from the realm of spiritual meditative processes. 
E)  reduced food consumption, as desired by Ashoka. 
A)  served as a substitute for sacrificial practices as a means to placate and communicate with the gods. 
B)  enabled priests to facilitate communication between believers and the gods. 
C)  was the practice of self-mutilation to communicate with the gods. 
D)  provided means of firmly establishing one's experiences apart from the realm of spiritual meditative processes. 
E)  reduced food consumption, as desired by Ashoka.

Question 10

The ultimate goal of all Hindus is to

Accepted Answer

A)  attain a blissful, eternal afterlife. 
B)  attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the cycle of existence. 
C)  attain eternal life by exchanging one's karma for Atman. 
D)  be reborn again and again. 
E)  achieve enlightenment in the Western Paradise. 
A)  attain a blissful, eternal afterlife. 
B)  attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the cycle of existence. 
C)  attain eternal life by exchanging one's karma for Atman. 
D)  be reborn again and again. 
E)  achieve enlightenment in the Western Paradise.

Question 11

Why do historians believe that India was unable to maintain a unified empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  India was unable to profit from its agricultural system. 
B)  India lacked a dynamic leader. 
C)  India's declining regional trade fueled the growth of smaller kingdoms and a shift toward agriculture. 
D)  India's diverse religions divided the people and made unity impossible. 
E)  India's complex geography made it difficult to unify far-flung sections. 
A)  India was unable to profit from its agricultural system. 
B)  India lacked a dynamic leader. 
C)  India's declining regional trade fueled the growth of smaller kingdoms and a shift toward agriculture. 
D)  India's diverse religions divided the people and made unity impossible. 
E)  India's complex geography made it difficult to unify far-flung sections.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
vaisya

Accepted Answer

The term "Vaisya" refers to one of the f

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
brahmins

Accepted Answer

Brahmins are a varna (class) in Hinduism

Question 14

The transition the Aryans made from pastoral to primarily agricultural pursuits was aided by the introduction of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political decentralization 
B)  New weapons of warfare 
C)  Iron 
D)  Seafaring 
E)  Trade 
A)  Political decentralization 
B)  New weapons of warfare 
C)  Iron 
D)  Seafaring 
E)  Trade

Question 15

The founder of Buddhism was

Accepted Answer

A)  Chandragupta Maurya. 
B)  Siddhartha Gautama. 
C)  Mahauira Krishna. 
D)  Ashoka Gupta. 
E)  Mahavira. 
A)  Chandragupta Maurya. 
B)  Siddhartha Gautama. 
C)  Mahauira Krishna. 
D)  Ashoka Gupta. 
E)  Mahavira.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"rule of the fishes"

Accepted Answer

The term "rule of the fishes" does not c

Question 17

The Hindu pantheon today is estimated to include ____ deities.

Accepted Answer

A)  more than 33,000 
B)  more than 1,000 
C)  more than 500 
D)  a couple of dozen 
A)  more than 33,000 
B)  more than 1,000 
C)  more than 500 
D)  a couple of dozen

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the monsoon

Accepted Answer

The monsoon is a seasonal wind system th

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Aryans

Accepted Answer

The term "Aryans" historically refers to

Question 20

What were the three "twice-born" castes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sikh, Hamar and Maltese 
B)  Sudra, brahmin and kshatriya 
C)  Vaisya, kshatriya and brahmin 
D)  Brahmin, bodhi and mahayana 
E)  Sudra, ashakan and pariah 
A)  Sikh, Hamar and Maltese 
B)  Sudra, brahmin and kshatriya 
C)  Vaisya, kshatriya and brahmin 
D)  Brahmin, bodhi and mahayana 
E)  Sudra, ashakan and pariah

Exam 2: Ancient India

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). asceticism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). yoga

What did Mahavira, founder of Jainism, preach to his followers?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Arjuna and Krishna

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). raja

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sanskrit

What were the Harappan most likely the first to do?

Most of what is known today about the Aryans in India comes from the Rig Veda.

Asceticism in ancient Indian religion

The ultimate goal of all Hindus is to

Why do historians believe that India was unable to maintain a unified empire?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). vaisya

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). brahmins

The transition the Aryans made from pastoral to primarily agricultural pursuits was aided by the introduction of which of the following?

The founder of Buddhism was

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "rule of the fishes"

The Hindu pantheon today is estimated to include ____ deities.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the monsoon

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Aryans

What were the three "twice-born" castes?

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