WEEK SIX QUIZ
Due 3-19-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Student's Name
A the feared pollution by the lower castes
B the lower castes were believed to be a bad influence on upper-caste children
C they wanted to retain racial purity
D they feared leprosy 2.) Which of the following is not among the practices of Jainism?
A strict nonviolence
B farming in order to stay close to the land
C extreme asceticism and nudity
D eating so little so as to starve to death 3.) After six years of strict asceticism, Siddhartha decided to
A commit suicide
B enter nirvana
C adhere to a 'Middle Path' of moderation
D become a Jain 4.) Which of the following is not a characteristic of Buddhism?
A denial of the usefulness of the gods
B saw the individual as 'soul-less'
C stressed the search for spiritual truth
D demanded frequent sacrifices of small animals 5.) Why was the Buddha originally represented by symbols?
A because it was more mystical
B so that his foes would not recognize his temples and deface them
C to stress his achievement of a state of nonexistence
D using his image would have made him seem godlike 6.) The incorporation of the Buddha into the Hindu pantheon
A was a blatant attempt to co-opt the rival religion's founder
B was accidental
C reflected the government's decision to patronize each religion equally
D indicated the open nature of Hinduism 7.) Sacrifice is the major form of worship in
A Brahmanism [or the Vedic tradition]
B Buddhism
C Jainism
D all the above 8.) Which of the following factors did not contribute to a tendency toward disunity in ancient India?
A the threat of outside invasion
B the complex social hierarchy
C the landscape of India
D the differing languages and social practices 9. ) What purpose did Ashoka's stone pillar serve?
A they were the first line of defense against invasion
B the marked the borders of India
C they were inscribed with his belief in nonviolence, morality, moderation and religious tolerance both in government and private life
D they were burial markers 10.) Why were several foreign kings in India more likely to convert to Buddhism than Hinduism?
A Hindu beliefs did not include reincarnation
B Hinduism does not allow for new converts
C Buddhism was more optimistic
D Hinduism had no easy system for working foreigners into existing class and caste
A hardship
B antagonism
C despair
D romance 12.) By the "Laws of Manu" men found guilty of adultery with the wives of others
A were marked and banished
B were castrated
C had to pay recompense
D lost their caste status
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