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1. Mahindra was the twin brother of ________________.
Ashoka
Sanghamitra
Gautam Buddha
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2. Many prominent Buddhist monks and officials from Ashoka's court also went to ___________________ to propagate their religion.
Southeast Asia
Southeast America
Northeast Asia
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3. Ashoka erected a number of pillars, one of them being the ___________________.
Mahindra Pillar
Buddha Pillar
Ashoka Pillar
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4. Emperor Ashoka is referred to as Devanam piyadassi in these edicts. Devanam piyadassi means _________________.
Beloved of Buddha
Beloved of God
Beloved of People
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5. When Ashoka was a young prince, his nickname was _________________.
Saleem
Baba
Chand
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6. Ashoka's edicts proclaim _______________________________.
Ashoka's belief in the Buddhist principles of dhamma.
Ashoka as Chand Ashoka.
Ashoka as the emperor of India.
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7. Ashoka became a ______________________.
incapable warrior.
fearless warrior.
fearful warrior
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8. There was one kingdom in the east of India that refused to submit to Ashoka. This was the _____________________________.
Kingdom of Magadha
Kingdom of Mewar
Kingdom of Kalinga
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9. The emperor was remorseful because ____________________________________.
many of his soldiers had died in the battle of Kalinga.
the battle had caused much more destruction than expected.
he was responsible for taking the lives of many individuals.
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10. The king expected his subjects to ____________________________.
respect each other's religious beliefs.
lead a vegetarian lifestyle.
spread the Buddha's teachings to other kingdoms.