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1
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 Pataliputra had 570 towers.
E)There were two prominent belief systems that were exempt from taxes.
2
In contrast to Persia and China, classical India
A)was a backward country in terms of economy and culture.
B)was isolated from the outside world by formidable geographical barriers.
C)did not have well-developed religions.
D)lacked a strong and continuing imperial tradition.
E)all of the above
3
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
4
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.
5
Ashoka, the great emperor of the Maurya 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
6
Which of the following caused the Maurya empire to decline and collapse?
A)financial difficulties stemming from the high cost of 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
7
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 Kanshika.
D)played a crucial role in the Silk Road trading network.
E)all of the above
8
Compared with the Maurya 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
9
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
10
Which of the following is true with respect to the position of women in classical India?
A)women frequently served as soldiers during time of war
B)women were accorded a socially inferior position, but came to dominate the economic sphere
C)women were seen as weak-willed and emotional creatures
D)women tended to marry younger men
E)all of the above
11
The Kingdom of Magadha had emerged as the most important and dynamic state in India by about 500 B.C.E.
A)True
B)False
12
The Arthashastra was a religious handbook that outlined key components of Buddhist doctrine.
A)True
B)False
13
Ashoka promulgated imperial edicts throughout his empire by inscribing them on pillars and natural stone formations.
A)True
B)False
14
Following the collapse of the Maurya empire, the Indo-Greek kingdom of Bactria dominated northwest India.
A)True
B)False
15
The Gupta Empire was centered in the Deccan Plateau of southern India.
A)True
B)False
16
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
17
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
18
Among the principles of Jainist ethics, the most important was
A)ahimsa.
B)kshatriya.
C)Jina.
D)kama.
E)Boddhisatva.
19
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.
20
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.
21
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 Brahmins.
E)all of the above
22
Which of the following statements do not apply to Ashoka's support of Buddhism?
A)He banned animal sacrifices and hunting.
B)He built Buddhist monasteries and stupas.
C)He rewarded Buddhists with grants of land.
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.
23
One of the differences between early Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism was that
A)Mahayana theologians invented the notion of the bodhisattva.
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.
24
Buddhism gradually lost its popularity in India because
A)it did not promise to make life easy for its adherents.
B)Brahmins, 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
25
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.
26
The Brahmins and kshatriyas were traditionally accorded lower status than other castes because they did little practical work.
A)True
B)False
27
Jainism holds that individuals could gain release from their terrestrial suffering through purification from selfish behavior.
A)True
B)False
28
Jainism has always remained the religion of a small minority.
A)True
B)False
29
Buddhist monks successfully used Sanskrit to win converts.
A)True
B)False
30
Nalanda was the last Gupta emperor to support Buddhism.
A)True
B)False





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