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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who sent Megasthenes sent as ambassador to reside in Pataliputra?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Alexander the Great
Chanakya
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the Arthashastra?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Alexander the Great
Chanakya
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which ones of the following are not the authors of Indica?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Chanakya
Megasthenes
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who is knows as the founder of the Mauryan empire?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Megasthenes
Chanakya
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who received 500 elephants in return for land in Afghanistan and his daughter in marriage?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Megasthenes
Chanakya
- 6. Multiple Choice
Some of the parts of the Mauryan society were:
Warriors
Spies
Brahmans
All of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
Chandragupta was influenced by Jainism and Ashoka was influenced by Budhism
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Chandragupta's Mauryan Empire was larger than that of Ashoka's
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Nanda
Ujjain
- 10. Multiple Choice
The capital of the Mauryan Empire was:
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Nanda
Ujjain
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Ashoka chakra holds significance to the people of India because:
it represents principles of Budhism
it represents the many kingdoms Ashoka conquered
it represents the number of ministers in his court
it represents greatness of King Ashoka
- 12. Multiple ChoiceChandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...AshokaChandragupta 2NandaKautilya
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slavesBrahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, SudrasKing, queen, princes, lordsShogun, samurai, governors, artisans
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people ranked highest on the caste system?warriorpriestsfarmersmerchants
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land
- 17. Multiple ChoiceChandragupta was in constant fear of his enemies. Because of this, what did he do?He ran awayHe hired servants to guard himHe moved out of IndiaHe hired spies to watch him and then more spies to watch those spies.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who was the guru (teacher) of Chandragupta ?
Choose more than one.
Chanakya
Aryabhatta
Brahmagupta
Kautilya
Vishnugupta
- 19. Fill in the Blank
Chanakya a wise brahmin who wrote _
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who conquered India before Chandragupta?
Akkadians and Assyrians
Persia and Alexander the Great
Persia and Egypt
Alexander the Great and Cleopatra
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