Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library

India Quiz #2 2022-23 (TCI L15-16) - Hinduism & Buddhism

star
star
star
star
star
Last updated about 3 years ago
20 questions
Read each question and all of the answer choices carefully. Choose the best answer.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Lesson 15
Question 1
1.

Which of these is the best reason for someone in India to study Sanskrit?

Question 2
2.

The roots of Hinduism are found in the Vedas, which are...

Question 3
3.

According to the Vedas, what are the varnas?

1
Question 4
4.

Which job was a Vaishyas most likely to do?

Question 5
5.

A person who spoke these words most likely belonged to which social class?
“I have been learning about battle. My father is showing me how to use different kinds of weapons so I will be a good warrior.”

Question 6
6.

Why were Untouchables excluded from other Indians?

Question 7
7.

To certain Hindus, the soul, or atman, is a part of...

Question 8
8.

What did early Hindus mean by dharma?

Question 9
9.

Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?

Question 10
10.

Hindus believe that acquiring good karma is needed to...

Lesson 16
Question 11
11.

The name “Buddha” meant one who was...

Question 12
12.

Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?

Question 13
13.

Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?

Question 14
14.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

Question 15
15.

Why had the Buddha not learned about suffering as a child?

Question 16
16.

What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?

1
Question 17
17.

If you decided to live as an ascetic, what would you have to do?

Question 18
18.

Why did the Buddha decide to follow a “middle way”?

Question 19
19.

What did the Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?

1
Question 20
20.

The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is most similar to which of these Hindu beliefs?