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Which of the following was not conveyed by the author of the Indika? |
| | A) | Indian ants were as big as foxes and could mine gold from the earth. |
| | B) | Large Indian armies used elephants as war animals. |
| | C) | The Indians were suffering from poverty and all kinds of miseries. |
| | D) | The capital of Patalputra had 570 towers. |
| | E) | There were two prominent belief systems that were exempt from taxes. |
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In contrast to Persia and China, classical India |
| | A) | was isolated from the outside world by formidable geographical barriers. |
| | B) | did not have well-developed religions. |
| | C) | lacked a strong and continuing imperial tradition. |
| | D) | was a backward country in terms of economy and culture. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The invasions of Darius and Alexander played an important role in Indian politics and history because |
| | A) | the conquests brought India, Persia, and Mesopotamia together as one country. |
| | B) | foreign religions began to take root in Indian society. |
| | C) | the Greeks dominated Indian history for centuries. |
| | D) | the intrusions destroyed many petty kingdoms and created a political vacuum. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The man who founded the first Indian empire was |
| | A) | Chandragupta Maurya |
| | B) | Chandra Gupta |
| | C) | Ashoka Maurya |
| | D) | Alexander of Macedon |
| | E) | Siddhartha Gautama |
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Ashoka, the great emperor of the Mauryan empire, |
| | A) | was the only emperor who extended India beyond the subcontinent. |
| | B) | wrote a handbook on the principles of government |
| | C) | converted to Buddhism after his bloody war against Kalinga. |
| | D) | abdicated his throne and led a life so ascetic that he starved himself to death. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Which of the following caused the Maurya empire to decline and collapse? |
| | A) | financial difficulties caused by maintaining the army and bureaucracy. |
| | B) | peasant rebellions and factional violence among members of the imperial court. |
| | C) | foreign invasion by White Huns. |
| | D) | too many converts to Jainism refused to fight wars. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Kushan empire |
| | A) | originated from nomadic conquerors from central Asia. |
| | B) | pacified large areas of present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and north India. |
| | C) | peaked under the rule of Kashika. |
| | D) | played a crucial role in the Silk Road trading network. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Compared with the Mauryan empire, the Gupta empire was |
| | A) | smaller in size. |
| | B) | less powerful and stable. |
| | C) | less centralized. |
| | D) | longer-lived. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The White Huns occupied Bactria and prepared to cross the Hindu Kush into India during the fourth and fifth centuries. Their invasions |
| | A) | reduced the Gupta empire into an empty name. |
| | B) | galvanized local kingdoms to unify themselves for self-defense. |
| | C) | met fierce resistance from the Gupta empire. |
| | D) | introduced Buddhism to India. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Which of the following is true with respect to marriage in classical India? |
| | A) | Child marriage was common. |
| | B) | Intercaste marriage was forbidden by law. |
| | C) | An ideal wife was weak-willed, faithful, and loyal to her husband. |
| | D) | Sita was the model of the ideal wife. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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In classical India, jati |
| | A) | were economically self-sufficient and politically autonomous. |
| | B) | had their own courts to control crimes and solve disputes. |
| | C) | were not much different from guilds of other societies. |
| | D) | were based on religious affiliation. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Your textbook states that "economic development and social change in classical India had profound implications for the established cultural as well as social order." By this the authors meant that |
| | A) | social distinctions based on castes and jati were practically out of date. |
| | B) | asceticism became unnecessary when more and more people became wealthy. |
| | C) | Aryan rituals and beliefs became more popular. |
| | D) | new religions emerged to meet the needs of changing times. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Among the principles of Jainist ethics, the most important was |
| | A) | ahimsa. |
| | B) | kshatriya. |
| | C) | Jina. |
| | D) | kama. |
| | E) | Boddhisatva. |
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According to legend, Siddhartha Gautama, the first Buddha, abandoned his family and comfortable life to lead the existence of a holy man because of his concern with |
| | A) | suffering. |
| | B) | the souls of everything in the universe. |
| | C) | social responsibility associated with his caste. |
| | D) | his guilt over his behavior in battle. |
| | E) | his children. |
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The religious goal of early Buddhism was |
| | A) | "Turning of the Wheel of the Law." |
| | B) | the Four Noble Truths. |
| | C) | the Noble Eightfold path. |
| | D) | nirvana. |
| | E) | reincarnation. |
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According to the authors of the textbook, Jainism and Buddhism appealed especially to members of lower castes because both religions |
| | A) | practiced asceticism, which poor people could afford to do. |
| | B) | did not recognize social distinctions based on caste or jati. |
| | C) | organized monastic orders that provided the poor with shelters and a meaningful lifestyle as monks. |
| | D) | appealed to the brahmans. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Which of the following statements do not apply to Ashoka's support of Buddhism? |
| | A) | He banned animal sacrifices and hunting. |
| | B) | He became a vegetarian. |
| | C) | He built monasteries and stupas and made pilgrimages to Buddhist holy sites. |
| | D) | He sent Buddhist missionaries to foreign countries. |
| | E) | He abdicated his throne, abandoned his imperial family, lived in a Buddhist *monastery, and finally attained nirvana. |
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One of the differences between early Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism was that |
| | A) | Mahayana theologians invented the notion of the boddhisatva. |
| | B) | Mahayana theologians revised the Four Noble Truths. |
| | C) | Mahayana Buddhists did not honor the Buddha as a god. |
| | D) | Mahayana Buddhists did not embrace the notion of dharma. |
| | E) | Mahayana Buddhism was dominant in Ceylon. |
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Buddhism gradually lost its popularity in India because |
| | A) | it did not promise to make life easy for its adherents. |
| | B) | brahmans, the dominant class of classical India, no longer tolerated Buddhism. |
| | C) | Buddhist monasteries were abolished in India by royal decree. |
| | D) | it grew increasingly remote from the population at large. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Which of the following is not true with regard to Hinduism? |
| | A) | It restricted sexual activities. |
| | B) | It became the most popular religion of classical India. |
| | C) | It did not have a single founder like Siddhartha Gautama for Buddhism. |
| | D) | It supported the caste system. |
| | E) | It included a belief in reincarnation. |
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