Exploring Our World: People, Places, and Cultures

Chapter 23: History and Cultures of South Asia

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Unlike Christianity or Islam, Hinduism recognizes _____.
A)one supreme being
B)the godliness of a king
C)thousands of deities
D)no gods or goddesses at all
2
A farmer's dharma might include _____.
A)tending the soil
B)a house, barn, and shed
C)his son's karma
D)the Eightfold Path
3
Which religion in South Asia teaches that attachment leads to suffering?
A)Hinduism
B)Buddhism
C)Sikhism
D)Islam
4
Which of the following is one of the world's oldest religions?
A)Hinduism
B)Buddhism
C)Sikhism
D)Islam
5
India is mostly Hindu; Pakistan is mostly _____.
A)Buddhist
B)Sikh
C)Muslim
D)Christian
6
Mountain climbers hire the _____ because of their endurance and skills.
A)Sikh
B)Aryans
C)Kashmir
D)Sherpa
7
The Bhagavad Gita is a(n) _____.
A)ancient city in the Indus Valley
B)section of a long religious poem
C)a social class containing farmers and peasants
D)text written on a Buddhist stupa
8
One advance under the Gupta Empire was the _____.
A)development of the numerals 1-9
B)invention of the printing press
C)creation of hieroglyphics
D)introduction of crop rotation
9
What Europeans have called a caste is known to South Asians as _____.
A)dharma
B)karma
C)jati
D)nirvana
10
What technology did the Indus Valley cities have that modern cities also use?
A)sewers and plumbing
B)underground transportation
C)high-rise structures
D)lines of communication
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