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South Asia Review #1
Test Description: South Asia Review #1
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1) How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead on the banks of the Ganges and the practice of factories dumping industrial waste and chemicals been a problem for other people who use the river?
A
The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.
B
People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place.
C
The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, and the waste from the factories are constantly floating down the
D
Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream.
2) What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
A
The Quran
B
The Middle Way
C
The Four Noble Truths
D
The Vedas
3) What is the “caste system”?
A
the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women.
B
the Hindu Priesthood
C
division of all the people in a society into categories that are hereditary.
D
the voting system used in Southeastern elections
4) To purify the soul, a Hindu goes to ______.
A
the Arabian Sea
B
Mecca
C
the Ganges River
D
the Bay of Bengal
5) The belief that the soul does not die but moves from body to body is the belief in __________. Group of answer choices
A
the caste system
B
karma
C
Vedas
D
reincarnation
6) Sally believes her next life is decided by her good and bad actions in this life. Her actions beliefs are her _____.
A
karma
B
caste system
C
Vedas
D
reincarnation
7) Which of the following is true?
A
Hindus only believe in one god.
B
The Koran is the Holy Book of Hinduism.
C
The caste system is closely tied to Hinduism.
D
Most Hindus are buried in large graveyards.
8) Which of the following is considered to be the oldest religion?
A
Judaism
B
Hinduism
C
Islam
D
Christianity
9) India has an executive leader that is chosen by members of parliament rather than directly elected by the people. This leader is called the _____.
A
prime minister
B
monarch
C
autocrat
D
president
10) Who was born in 1869 in a British colony, studied law in England, was a lawyer in South Africa, and led India to independence in 1947?
A
Mohandas Gandhi
B
Jawaharlal Nehru
C
Nelson Mandela
D
Martin Luther King Jr.
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