Transcript Ramayana - Trevor Ickes

Honors Super
Quiz
1. This system determines a
person’s job, social group, and
marriage.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Arabic-Indian
caste
Buddhism
Harappa
1. This system determines a
person’s job, social group, and
marriage.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Arabic-Indian
caste
Buddhism
Harappa
2. What change did the Aryans bring to
India?
a. 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.
2. What change did the Aryans bring to
India?
a. 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.
3. An effective modern method
of protest was taken from which
of the following religions?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Jainism
3. An effective modern method
of protest was taken from which
of the following religions?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Jainism
4. Which of these rights did an
Indian woman have?
a.
b.
c.
d.
changing caste
Voting
divorce
none of these
4. Which of these rights did an
Indian woman have?
a.
b.
c.
d.
changing caste
Voting
divorce
none of these
5. Many Indian marriages, even
today are
a.
b.
c.
d.
long distance.
short.
arranged.
mixed.
5. Many Indian marriages, even
today are
a.
b.
c.
d.
long distance.
short.
arranged.
mixed.
6. Ancient Indian astronomers
recognized that the Earth
a.
b.
c.
d.
revolved around the sun.
had gravity.
was round.
all of the above.
6. Ancient Indian astronomers
recognized that the Earth
a.
b.
c.
d.
revolved around the sun.
had gravity.
was round.
all of the above.
7. The caste system may have
developed in order to
a.
b.
c.
d.
explain differences in skin color.
determine seating order in
temples.
help Aryans assimilate into Indian
culture.
keep control of conquered
peoples.
7. The caste system may have
developed in order to
a.
b.
c.
d.
explain differences in skin color.
determine seating order in
temples.
help Aryans assimilate into Indian
culture.
keep control of conquered
peoples.
8. Which river empties into the
Arabian Sea?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Indus
Nile
Ganges
Pataliputra
8. Which river empties into the
Arabian Sea?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Indus
Nile
Ganges
Pataliputra
9. Indian literature stresses the
importance of
a.
b.
c.
d.
karma.
pleasure.
dharma.
caste.
9. Indian literature stresses the
importance of
a.
b.
c.
d.
karma.
pleasure.
dharma.
caste.
10. In this Section of the
Mahabharata, Krishna talks
about doing one’s duty.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ramayana
Veda
Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita
10. In this Section of the
Mahabharata, Krishna talks
about doing one’s duty.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ramayana
Veda
Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita
Scholastic Super
Quiz
1. Upper caste boys often had a
____ to teach them until they
went to the city.
a.
b.
c.
d.
raja
guru
Ama
suttee
1. Upper caste boys often had a
____ to teach them until they
went to the city.
a.
b.
c.
d.
raja
guru
Ama
suttee
2. The golden age of Indian
culture came during which
empire?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Roman
Persian
Gupta
Mauryan
2. The golden age of Indian
culture came during which
empire?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Roman
Persian
Gupta
Mauryan
3. A strong army, a good
communications system, and a
well-run spy system are aspects of
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chandragupta Maurya.
a centralized government.
the Persian Empire.
Buddhism.
3. A strong army, a good
communications system, and a
well-run spy system are aspects of
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chandragupta Maurya.
a centralized government.
the Persian Empire.
Buddhism.
4. The Mauryan dynasty
prospered under Asoka because
a.
b.
c.
d.
He focused on the welfare of his
people.
His strong army conquered a vast
empire.
Merchants paid heavy taxes.
He sent missionaries throughout
Asia.
4. The Mauryan dynasty
prospered under Asoka because
a.
b.
c.
d.
He focused on the welfare of his
people.
His strong army conquered a vast
empire.
Merchants paid heavy taxes.
He sent missionaries throughout
Asia.
5. The caste system helped
which group to rule people
who outnumbered them?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Guptas
Mauryans
Aryans
Harappans
5. The caste system helped
which group to rule people
who outnumbered them?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Guptas
Mauryans
Aryans
Harappans
6. Buddhism became popular in
part because it rejected
a.
b.
c.
d.
dharma.
the Hindu deities.
the caste system.
life after death.
6. Buddhism became popular in
part because it rejected
a.
b.
c.
d.
dharma.
the Hindu deities.
the caste system.
life after death.
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.
c. Only boys could go to school.
d. all of the above
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.
c. Only boys could go to school.
d. all of the above
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.
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.
9. The belief in reincarnation led
Hindus to
a.
b.
c.
d.
be unconcerned about daily life.
consider animal life sacred.
revolt against the caste system.
elect the Dalai Lama to head the
government.
9. The belief in reincarnation led
Hindus to
a.
b.
c.
d.
be unconcerned about daily life.
consider animal life sacred.
revolt against the caste system.
elect the Dalai Lama to head the
government.
10. What parts of the Indian
subcontinent were best suited for
settlement?
a.
b.
c.
d.
only the river valleys
only the coastline
the Himalaya
the river valleys and east and west
coasts
10. What parts of the Indian
subcontinent were best suited for
settlement?
a.
b.
c.
d.
only the river valleys
only the coastline
the Himalaya
the river valleys and east and west
coasts
Varsity Super
Quiz
1. For several hundred years before
Sanskrit the Aryans learned their
sacred songs, poems and teachings
in one of the following ways?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Reading the Vedas
Dance Interpretation
Special forms of sculpture
Oral traditions
1. For several hundred years before
Sanskrit the Aryans learned their
sacred songs, poems and teachings
in one of the following ways?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Reading the Vedas
Dance Interpretation
Special forms of sculpture
Oral traditions
2. Which of the following would
Hindus believe about Braham and
the Universe?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Constantly creating
Constantly destroying
Constantly recreating
All of the above
2. Which of the following would
Hindus believe about Braham and
the Universe?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Constantly creating
Constantly destroying
Constantly recreating
All of the above
3. Which one of the following
island nations is to the southeast of
India?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sumatra
Maldives
Australia
Borneo
3. Which one of the following
island nations is to the southeast of
India?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sumatra
Maldives
Australia
Borneo
4. Which one of the following
terms is used for a Hindu monk who
devotes their entire lives to uniting
with Brahman?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sannyasins
Kshatriyas
Ramayana
Samsara
4. Which one of the following
terms is used for a Hindu monk who
devotes their entire lives to uniting
with Brahman?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sannyasins
Kshatriyas
Ramayana
Samsara
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?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Less than 50
250
More than 2000
1000
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?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Less than 50
250
More than 2000
1000
6. In the caste system the Sutras are
which one of the following?
a. The lowest of the four main castes
b. The guides that listed the rules for
the caste system
c. The name of the entire caste system
d. The designation of the rulers in the
system
6. In the caste system the Sutras are
which one of the following?
a. The lowest of the four main castes
b. The guides that listed the rules for
the caste system
c. The name of the entire caste system
d. The designation of the rulers in the
system
7. An ethnic group is a
_________________.
a. People with the same biological racial
traits
b. People who share a distinctive culture
and sense of identity
c. People with the same religious beliefs
d. People who live in the same
geographical location
7. An ethnic group is a
_________________.
a. People with the same biological racial
traits
b. People who share a distinctive culture
and sense of identity
c. People with the same religious beliefs
d. People who live in the same
geographical location
8. Hindu mathematicians were the
first to use __________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Algebra
Roman numerals
Treat zero as a number
Geometry
8. Hindu mathematicians were the
first to use __________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Algebra
Roman numerals
Treat zero as a number
Geometry
9. The idea that originated in
Brahmanism was
_________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Meditation
Going hungry
Walking barefoot
Religious education
9. The idea that originated in
Brahmanism was
_________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Meditation
Going hungry
Walking barefoot
Religious education
10. All of these traditional
teachings of Hinduism were
challenged by Siddhartha Gautama
EXCEPT:
a. People should act morally and
treat others well
b. Animal Sacrifice
c. The authority of Hindu priests
d. The caste system
10. All of these traditional
teachings of Hinduism were
challenged by Siddhartha Gautama
EXCEPT:
a. People should act morally and
treat others well
b. Animal Sacrifice
c. The authority of Hindu priests
d. The caste system