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Question 1

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Which of the following texts were holy to the Hindus?
Answer
  • Vedas and the Analects
  • Analects and the Bhagavad Gita
  • Avesta and the Vedas
  • Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita

Question 2

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Why was Buddhism attractive to low class Hindus?
Answer
  • People wanted to revoke all of their worldly belongings
  • Enlightenment and release from reincarnation could be achieved in a single lifetime
  • There was no caste system
  • B and C

Question 3

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What did Buddhists believe all life was?
Answer
  • Suffering
  • A gift
  • A chance to do good
  • A time for people to fulfill God's wishes

Question 4

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How did Asoka spread Buddhism across India?
Answer
  • He had preachers go from town to town
  • He conquered all of India converting the conquered peoples
  • He built pillars across pillars which had the Buddha's teachings written on them
  • He taxed those who were not Buddhist

Question 5

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What were the five core relationships in Confucianism?
Answer
  • Brother to Sister
  • Husband to Wife
  • Father to Daughter
  • Friend to Friend
  • Elder Brother to Younger Brother
  • Man to Dog
  • Father to Son
  • Ruler to Subject

Question 6

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Where did Confucianism spread
Answer
  • India
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • The Americas

Question 7

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How did Daoism contrast with Confucianism?
Answer
  • Daoists considered women superior to men
  • Daoists believed in one God
  • Daoists believed in a loose and uninvolved government rather than the structured Confucian one
  • Daoists believed in the same values as Confucianism but that it was founded by Laozi

Question 8

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What was the first monotheistic religion?
Answer
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Zoroastrianism

Question 9

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How did Zoroastrianism give Persian rulers power?
Answer
  • Persian rulers learned complex fire rituals that amazed people
  • Persian rulers spread Zoroastrianism by the sword amazing all who saw them
  • The Persian rulers were the connection to Ahura Mazda on Earth so they were both political and religious rulers
  • Ahura Mazda appeared to people in their dreams blessing the Persian rulers

Question 10

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What was the Jewish covenant with God?
Answer
  • God would give them an infinite supply of bread and honey in return for their worship
  • If the Jews worshipped God he would not destroy them
  • God would give the Jews the power to destroy all others in return for their worship
  • If the Jews worshipped God they would be his chosen people and be as numerous as the stars

Question 11

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How did Judaism spread?
Answer
  • They were kicked out of their homeland and travelled across the world
  • They were traders and merchants and spread their religion along the routes
  • Everybody loved Judaism and converted
  • People could achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime in Judaism

Question 12

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Why did the Great Schism happen?
Answer
  • The eastern Christians had adopted some Islamic values
  • Eastern Christians were much richer and enlightened than the western Christians
  • Eastern Christians wanted to idolize Jesus
  • The Pope interdicted the entire Byzantine Empire

Question 13

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Which Roman emperor first accepted Christians
Answer
  • Julius
  • Augustus
  • Hadrian
  • Constantine

Question 14

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What were the Five Pillars of Islam?
Answer
  • Pledging to fight for God
  • Declaration of faith
  • Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
  • Pilgrimage to Constantinople
  • Pilgrimage to Mecca
  • Charity
  • Praying five times a day
  • Protecting the weak
  • Fasting on Ramadan

Question 15

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What split Islam into its two major sects?
Answer
  • Who was the rightful caliph
  • Idol worship
  • Race
  • Language

Question 16

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Brahmins were the most powerful caste
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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The Avesta was a Hindu holy text
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 18

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The Buddha was originally a beggar
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Buddhists stressed meditation and self control
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Theravada was the less strict form of Buddhism who worshipped Buddha as a God
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 21

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The Analects were written by Confucius?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 22

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The Han civil service test was based on Buddhism
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Dao means the Way
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Daoists believed the best government was the one with the least control
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Zoroastrians believed water was holy
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the Seljuk Turks
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 27

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David united the Jewish tribes into an empire
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Jews killed Jesus :D
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 29

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The Bible was a holy book to Christians
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 30

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Paul spread Christianity after Jesus's death
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 31

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Muhammad was born a prince
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 32

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In Islam all people are spiritually equal
Answer
  • True
  • False
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