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What is a subcontinent?
a) a large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it
b) a large landmass that is underwater
c) a large landmass that is an island
d) a large continent

Which of the following is an important river to India?
a) Yellow River
b) Tiber River
c) Ganges River
d) Euphrates River

Which of the following terms refers to the seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean that bring heavy rain in the summer?
a) monopoly
b) monsoon
c) monotheism
d) monarchy

Which of the following is a major city in ancient India?
a) Rome
b) Sparta
c) Sumer
d) Harappa

Which term refers to a fortress (usually on high ground) that protects a city?
a) cuneform
b) sanskrit
c) caste
d) citadel

Which of the following best defines caste system?
a) a fortress that protects a city
b) the social classes that divide people into different groups based on wealth, rank or occupation
c) a collection of Hindu sacred texts
d) a member of the upper class of society

Which group is at the top of the caste system?
a) Brahmin
b) Kshatriya
c) Sudra
d) Vaishya

Which group refers to the group of people who performed unclean jobs like cleaning the streets?
a) Brahmin
b) Sudra
c) Dalit
d) Vaishya

Which of the following is TRUE of the caste system?
a) If you worked hard, you could move into a better caste.
b) You could marry someone from any caste.
c) There are no laws based on the caste system.
d) You were born into a caste.

Which of the following religions originated in India?
a) Christianity and Islam
b) Buddhism and Hinduism
c) Hinduism and Confucianism
d) Daoism/Taoism and Buddhism

Which of the following is a sacred Hindu book?
a) Vedas
b) Bible
c) Torah
d) Quran

Which religion do the Four Noble Truths go with?
a) Islam
b) Shintoism
c) Buddhism
d) Hinduism

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