Download INDIA PRACTICE QUIZ

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INDIA PRACTICE QUIZ
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW:
SANSKRIT
LAND OF THE ARYANS
CAUCASIAN
KHYBER PASS
HIMALAYAS
HINDU KUSH
MT. EVEREST
K-2
CASTE
UNTOUCHABLES
BRAHMIN
MOHENJO-DARO
1. The lowest level of the social structure in India ___UNTOUCHABLES____________
2. The tallest mountain range in the world ______HIMALAYAS______________
3. The ancient language from Central Asia _____SANSKRIT_____________________
4. Named after the area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea __CAUCASIAN___
5. Name means “Hindu Killer” ________HINDU KUSH________________________
6. The route of conquerors from Central Asia to India ___KHYBER PASS__________
7. The tallest single mountain peak in the world _____MT.EVEREST___________
8. The famous ruined city in the Harappan civilization ___MOHENJO-DARO________
9. The highest (priest) level of the social structure in India __BRAHMIN_________
10. The deadliest mountain peak in the world ________K-2___________________
11. The system of social levels where a person’s place is fixed at birth __CASTE____
12. Ireland _________LAND OF THE ARYANS_________________________________
13. In what season would the winds blow a ship from Arabia towards India?
A. Spring
C. Fall
B. Summer
D. Winter
14. What are the “cons” of having a sewer system in the ancient world?
A. it got rid of disease and bad smells
B. it led to fields that were not fertile, and caused pollution downstream
C. it took more manpower than it was worth to build, and always needed repairs
Fill in the blanks below using these terms. They may be used more than once.
Egypt
Mohenjo-Daro
Rosetta
yoga
tombs
In ___EGYPT______ (15.) people believed that in order for the soul to exist, the body
needed to be preserved, so they built giant _TOMBS__ (16.). In _MOHENJO-DARO_ (17.),
they appear to have believed that _YOGA__ (18.) was an important spiritual practice. In
____EGYPT_________ (19.) more writing was found, and we are able to read it because of
the discovery of the ____ROSETTA__ Stone (20.). In MOHENJO-DARO_ (21.) nothing
like this was found, and we cannot read the few samples of writing that have been discovered.
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW:
HARAPPAN
“ABODE OF SNOW”
BRAHAMAN
ARYANS
SUBCONTINENT
SHERPAS
MONSOON
YOGA
KARMA
REINCARNATION
LAND OF THE ARYANS
INDUS
22. Himalayas ______ABODE OF SNOW___________________________________
23. India ________SUBCONTINENT___________________________________
24. The winds blowing to or from India _____MONSOON_________________
25. Iran ________LAND OF THE ARYANS______________________________
26. The river where the first Indian civilization began ____INDUS____
27. Control of the mind (and body) _________YOGA________________________
28. The rule of cause and effect ________KARMA_______________________
29. The tribe in the Himalayas who help mountain climbers _____SHERPAS__________
30. The earliest civilization in western India _______HARAPPAN__________
31. Hindus believe this exists everywhere _____BRAHMAN____________________
32. The people who call themselves “high-born” _____ARYANS________________
33. The idea that after a being dies, its consciousness is reborn in another body
_______________________REINCARNATION_________________________
34. What are the Rig Veda Hymns and the Upanishads?
A. The earliest books of Hinduism, written in Sanskrit
B. The earliest books of Buddhism, written in Pali
C. The earliest books of the Jews, written in Hebrew
35. What aspect of Hinduism is monotheistic?
A. The way that there are many gods in Hinduism
B. The way all the gods come from one omnipresent, omnipotent god
C. The way there is only one path to god
36. What aspect of Hinduism is polytheistic?
A. The way that there are many gods in Hinduism
B. The way all the gods come from one omnipresent, omnipotent god
C. The way there is only one path to god
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW:
BRAHMA
VISHNU
GURU
GANESH
SHIVA
AHIMSA
TIBETAN
KRISHNA
ASHRAM
CHAKRA
37. The destroyer _______SHIVA_________________________
38. The preserver _______VISHNU_____________________________
39. An energy “wheel” yoga believes is in the body __CHAKRA_____
40. The creator ________BRAHMA___________________________
41. Elephant-headed god, a favorite of students __GANESH_________
42. A spiritual community _______ASHRAM________________
43. A language whose written form is based on Sanskrit __TIBETAN__
44. Non-violence _______AHIMSA___________________
45. A spiritual teacher ___________GURU______________________
46. A blue-skinned, loving avatar of Vishnu ___KRISHNA_________
47. What did the text say regarding the decline of the Harappan civilization?
A. the reason for the decline is unknown
C. the decline was due to drought
B. the decline was due to invasion
D. the decline was due to disease
48. What is the threatened source of the major rivers in Asia: the Indus, the Ganges, The
Brahmaputra, the Salween, the Irrawaddy, the Mekong, the Yangtze, and the Yellow River?
A. the Arctic Ocean
C. the Ice flow from Siberia
B. the shrinking glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau
D. the monsoons
49. What animals are sacred to Hindus because they represent the gods (Vishnu and Krishna on
one hand, Hanuman on the other)?
A. snakes and rabbits
C. cats and dogs
B. dogs and chickens
D. cows and monkeys
50. What was the name of the Hindu prince who became known as “the Buddha”?
A. Ashoka
C. Siddhartha
B. Arjuna
D. Ganesh
51. What does the title “Buddha” mean?
A. the wise one
B. the enlightened one
C. the old one
D. the great one
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW:
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
BODHISATTVA
SAMSARA
DHARMA
EIGHTFOLD PATH
NIRVANA
ASHOKA
STUPA
52. The state of an enlightened person _______NIRVANA_______________________
53. The ordinary world of the senses ________SAMSARA____________________________
54. The emperor who became a Buddhist _______ASHOKA_____________________
55. The Buddha’s explanation of the cause of suffering and how to end it
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
56. The teaching of the Buddha (what Buddhists call the law) _____DHARMA__________
57. A building to house Buddhist relics ______________STUPA______________________
58. The guidelines for a Buddhist to live properly __EIGHTFOLD PATH
59. A becoming-Buddha, who holds open the door of enlightenment __BODHISATTVA___
60. What is the name of what the Hindu prince saw that made him want to run away to practice
yoga in the forest?
A. the Eightfold Path
C. the mudras
B. the Four Signs
D. the nagas
61. What is ironic about Pakistan pointing nuclear weapons at India?
A. India doesn’t have any nuclear weapons
B. Almost as many Muslims live in India as live in Pakistan
C. The two countries have the same religious beliefs
62. What is the region divided mostly between India and Pakistan, with China holding part of the
eastern area?
A. Bangladesh
B. Pakistan
C. Tibet
D. Kashmir
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW:
THE MIDDLE PATH
VEGETARIANISM
MANTRA
THE SWASTIKA
MUDRA
MANDALA
PRANA
63. Sacred hand gestures _______MUDRAS_________________________________
64. A picture to help with meditation _______MANDALA________________________
65. The way Buddha said to live: neither being greedy nor torturing yourself
____________________THE MIDDLE PATH_______________________________
66. Energy that yoga says flows through your body _____PRANA___________________
67. The elephant-headed god of Hinduism (favorite of students) ___GANESH_________
68. Symbol of good fortune, eternity _______SWASTIKA____________________________
69. Based on the principles of ahimsa, is said to have many health benefits
______________________VEGETARIANISM______________________________________
70. A holy chant ____________MANTRA____________________________________
INDIA ECONOMICS QUIZ
71. Why is modern India a paradox?
A. It is soon to be the most populous country in the world
B. It is a world power, but half the people there have no access to a toilet
C. It has the fastest-growing economy, and is breaking all the rules of growth
72. What is ironic about the arms race between India and Pakistan?
A. Both countries are very poor, but continue spending money on weapons
B. Pakistan is richer than India, but has a smaller population
73. What would be the ironic result of an actual nuclear war between India and Pakistan?
A. It would show the US and Russia that they are no longer the world’s strongest countries
B. The radioactive fallout could easily drift right back to the country that launched the missile
74. When is the crucial time for India’s agriculture to get the rains they need for their crops?
A. Spring
B. Fall
C. Winter
D. Summer
75. What product of India has been most sought-after by the Greeks and Romans over the
centuries?
A. silk
B. spices
C. gold
D. ivory