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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) Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream.
d) The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, and the waste from the factories are constantly floating down the
What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
a) The Vedas
b) The Four Noble Truths
c) The Middle Way
d) The Quran
What is the “caste system”?
a) the voting system used in Southeastern elections
b) division of all the people in a society into categories that are hereditary.
c) the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women.
d) the Hindu Priesthood
To purify the soul, a Hindu goes to ______.
a) Mecca
b) the Bay of Bengal
c) the Ganges River
d) the Arabian Sea
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) reincarnation
c) karma
d) Vedas
Sally believes her next life is decided by her good and bad actions in this life. Her actions beliefs are her _____.
a) Vedas
b) reincarnation
c) karma
d) caste system
Which of the following is true?
a) Most Hindus are buried in large graveyards.
b) The caste system is closely tied to Hinduism.
c) The Koran is the Holy Book of Hinduism.
d) Hindus only believe in one god.
Which of the following is considered to be the oldest religion?
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Judaism
d) Hinduism
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) president
b) autocrat
c) monarch
d) prime minister
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) Nelson Mandela
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
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