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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat have scholars learned for certain about the Indus Valley civilization?It is not a real civilization.They did not have a religionIts cities were well planned.*We can read their writing.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does agriculture on the Indian subcontinent depend heavily on?Summer MonsoonWinter MonsoonIrrigation SystemsSewers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the first Indian cities arise?Along the Brahmaputra RiverAlong the Ganges RiverNear the Himalaya MountainsAlong the Indus River
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Indians use a granary for?A writing utensilSewer SystemsA templeStoring grain
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the highest social group of the caste system?KshatryiasVaishyasSudrasBrahmin
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the lowest caste according to the Vedas?SudrasBrahminKshatryiasVaishyas
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of a caste based on a person’s occupation?A jobA guruA jatiA sannyassin
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat language were the Vedas sung or chanted?MandarinLatinHindiSanskrit
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Hinduism's supreme God called?BrahmanBrahmaBrahminBob
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of a person’s duty to do what is right?KarmaDharmaSamsaraNirvana
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat physical feature do millions of Hindus take part in ceremonies at?The Indus RiverThe temple of KrishnaMount EverestThe Ganges River
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat image in our world would best represent the Hindus cycle of birth, life and death?A squareA maskA wheelA squirrel
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow is the Hindu belief in karma related to the caste system?What you dowill affect your afterlifeWhat you do will affect your next lifeWhat you do will gain punishment from GaneshaWhat you do will affect this life
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?Belief in BrahmanBelief in heavenBelief in reincarnationBelief in the Vedas
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Siddhartha Gautama before becoming the Buddha?A kingA priestA guruA prince
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, what must be overcome to end suffering?All desireAll selfish desireAll CastesAll gurus
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Siddhartha do to attain enlightenment and become the Buddha?Eating only a grain of riceStudied with a guruBecame a LamaMeditated under a tree
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the steps the Buddha gave that led toward achieving nirvana?The VedasThe Middle WayThe Four Noble TruthsThe Eightfold Path
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Buddha believe ended people’s suffering?DeathEnlightenmentThe VedasLiving as an Ascetic
- 20. Multiple ChoiceBuddhism’s Eightfold Path is similar what in Hinduism?DharmaKarmaSamsaraBrahman
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