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Quiz Ch. 15 A India
1. In regard to political structure, postclassical India
A. rivaled Tang China in respect to size and
administrative brilliance.
B. was most influenced by Byzantium
C. copied the Chinese model after being conquered
by the Tang.
D. developed no single centralized imperial
authority.
E. was more similar to imperial Rome than to Tang
China.
2. The campaigns of Mahmud of Ghazi and his forces
resulted in
A. the rapid decline in Hinduism.
B. the conversion of over half of India’s population to
Islam.
C. a hastening in the decline of Buddhism.
D. a revival in Buddhist thought because of the
general desire for salvation in the face of
oppression.
E. an explosive growth in the popularity of the Jains.
3.What was the difference between the Islamic invasions
of India and previous incursions of the subcontinent?
A)With the Muslims, the peoples of India encountered for
the first time a large-scale influx of invaders with
civilization as sophisticated as their own.
B)With the Muslims, the peoples of India encountered for
the first time an invasion from the west rather than the
east.
C)The Muslims were rapidly able to unify all of India into
a single empire.
Quiz Chp 15 B India
1. An invasion in 451 C.E. by the White Huns, began the
collapse of the
a. Gupta dynasty.
b. Mauryan dynasty.
c. Byzantine Empire.
d. Chola kingdom.
e. Han dynasty.
2. Islam reached India by all of the following routes
except
a. conquest by Arabic invaders.
b. missionaries sent by the emperor Harsha.
c. Islamic merchants.
d. migrations from Turkish-speaking peoples from
central Asia.
e. Both b and d are true
3. India was a natural location for the establishment of
emporia because of
a. its central location in the Indian Ocean basin.
b. the continuous problem of Chinese pirates.
c. its cold, dry climate.
d. the absence of any monsoon winds.
e. its strong, centralized government.
D)The Muslims, unlike previous invaders, bypassed the
Gangetic plain in preference for southern India.
E)Islam proved to be a temporary setback to India but w
as quickly replaced by Buddhism.
4. How did Islam and Hinduism differ?
A)Hinduism stressed the egalitarianism of all believers,
while Islam was more rigid in terms of orthodox belief.
B)Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while
Hinduism was more rigid in terms of orthodox belief.
C)Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while
Hinduism embraced a caste-based social system.
D)Hinduism stressed the egalitarianism of all believers,
while Islam embraced a caste-based social system.
E)Hinduism was monotheistic, while Islam was polytheist
ic but both had a supreme God.
5. How did Hinduism respond to the challenge of Islam?
A)Hindus abandoned their emphasis on many deities in f
avor of monotheism in the person of Shiva.
B)Hindus placed greater emphasis on the devotional or
bhaktic cults of gods and goddesses such as Shiva and
Vishnu.
C)Hindus converted to Islam in increasing numbers, until
Muslims outnumbered Hindus in the subcontinent.
D)The Brahmins accepted Islam as a variety of orthodox
Hindu belief, while anticipating the incorporation of the
Muslim immigrants into the Indian caste system.
E)Hindus created a new warrior class and began a milita
ry campaign which led to the eventual demise of Islam
in India.
4. What was the difference between the Islamic
invasions of India and previous incursions of the
subcontinent?
A. With the Muslims, the peoples of India encountered
for the first time a large-scale influx of invaders with a
civilization as sophisticated as their own.
B. With the Muslims, the peoples of India encountered
for the first time an invasion from the west rather than
the east.
C. The Muslims were rapidly able to unify all of India into
a single empire.
D. The Muslims, unlike previous invaders, bypassed the
Gangetic plain in preference for southern India.
E.Islam proved to be a temporary setback to India but
was quickly replaced by Buddhism.
5. The bhakti teacher Guru Kabir believed
a. that the only true path to salvation was through
complete devotion to Allah.
b. in a harshly exclusive faith.
c. that Shiva, Vishnu, and Allah were all
manifestations of a single, universal deity.
d. that true disciples had to renounce the foreign
influence of Islam and return to Hinduism.
e. that Buddhism was the only true faith.