Transcript 2. Quiz 2
History 151 Summer, 2001 Quiz #2 #1 India was first brought into contact with the West by: A) the Aryans B) Chandragupta C) Alexander the Great D) the Sumerians #2 King Ashoka’s greatest significance derives from the fact that he introduced and emphasized: A) organized religion B) religious tolerance C) social equality D) caste divisions #3 The ancient Indian term for the Code of Morals prescribed for a particular caste was: A) veda B) dharma C) karma D) theraveda #4 Within the developed caste system, the group of people assigned the greatest prestige were the: A) rajas B) priests C) merchants D) artisans #5 All of the concepts list below were characteristic of the Shang period except for: A) the importance of family B) the Mandate of Heaven C) ancestor worship D) the importance of education #6 Due largely to the influence of Confucius, the Chinese outlook is markedly: A) secular B) democratic C) religious D) liberal #7 Confucius believed the chief goal of politics to be: A) equality B) autocracy C) innovation D) harmony #8 The phrase “nature-based philosophy which de-emphasizes the role of government” best describes: A) Confucianism B) Legalism C) Daoism D) Moism #9 The book attributed to Confucius is called the ___________________. #10 According to traditional Chinese ideas, old people are to be: A) ignored B) tolerated C) revered D) patronized #11 The near-universal social arrangement for ancient cultures was: A) anarchy B) patriarchy C) matriarchy D) theocracy #12 The following figure is generally considered to be the true founder of Athenian democracy: A) Solon B) Cleisthenes C) Pisistratus D) Pericles #13 The Messenians were: A) invaders of Troy B) inhabitants of Crete C) Spartan slaves D) Philip’s soldiers #14 Athen’s decisive naval victory over Persia occurred at the battle of Thermopylae. True False #15 Charonea marks: A) Sparta’s victory over Athens B) Greece’s triumph in the First Persian War C) Troy’s destruction D) Philip’s conquest of Greece