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Chapter 05 Lesson 1 Quiz: Origins of Hindu

Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The priestly class of Ancient Indian society were a. the Vaisyas. b. the Sudras. c. the . d. the .

2. is a. that the individual is reborn in a different form. b. method of that is supposed to lead to oneness with . c. must the leader as a . d. of a woman is superior.

3. the Creator, the Preserver, and the Destroyer are the three chief a. leaders of Ancient India. b. humanlike in . c. warriors whose actions illustrate the importance of duty. d. characters in the , India’s great religious poem.

4. The lowest level of Ancient Indian society who were given tasks seen as menial and degrading, such as such as collecting trash and handling dead bodies, were the a. the Brahmins. b. the Vaisyas. c. the Untouchables. d. the Kshatriyas.

5. Since most Indians could not easily relate to the ideal of achieving oneness with the Brahman, they a. rejected the concept of reincarnation. b. did not accept Hinduism as their . c. developed four types of to meet different needs. d. needed a belief in gods and as a more concrete way to express religious feeling.

6. Siddhārtha Gautama was the founder of a. Hinduism. b. . c. the system. d. the of .

7. One way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was Buddhists believed that a. women were the equals of men. b. the material world held the key to . c. people should be responsible for their own lives. d. -denial is necessary to achieve an understanding of ultimate .

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Chapter 05 Lesson 1 Quiz: Origins of Hindu India

8. Another way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was that Buddhists rejected a. the many Hindu gods. b. the idea of awakening. c. the simplicity of Hinduism. d. the five precepts of right action.

9. The Eightfold Path includes the idea that we must a. trust our over our . b. worship images of the Buddha. c. do work that uplifts our being. d. disregard the Four Noble .

10. Siddhārtha Gautama accepted the idea of reincarnation, but he rejected a. the idea that life is full of suffering. b. the concept that it is possible to achieve . c. the division of beings into rigidly defined . d. the necessity of as a way to see the world in a new way.

Matching a. Hinduism b. c. caste system d. varnas e. yoga 11. Portuguese name given to a rigid social structure in Indian society that said every individual is born into a social group defined by occupation and family lineage. 12. followers of this religion believe in a single, universal force called Brahman 13. a method of training developed by the that is supposed to harmonize body and soul 14. the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life 15. the name given by in ancient India to a social structure that divided Indian society into four groups

a. nirvana b. the Four Noble Truths c. d. Buddha e. Middle Path 16. eight steps that Buddhists follow on the path to enlightenment 17. self-denial as a method to achieve an understanding of 18. ultimate reality, or the end of the self and a reunion with the Great World Soul 19. Siddhārtha Gautama’s message about suffering and 20. the “Enlightened One”

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