South Asia Unit Test - Modified

Question 1

Which of the following is true about the Hindu Religion?

a. It has no commandments
b. Brahman is the main God
c. Many people in India are HIndu
d. The river Ganges is holly to Hindu people

Answer 1

All of them

Question 2

Which statement best describes how monsoons impact South Asia?

a. They only bring suffering and hard times to the area
b. The wet monsoons are important to the survival of the people
c. They affect only the Deccan Plateau
d. Many people think that monsoons are from an angry god

Answer 2

b. The wet monsoons are important to the survival of the people

Question 3

Which river is the most important river of the Hindus?

a. Brahmaputra
b. Koran
c. Indus
d. Ganges

Answer 3

d. Ganges

Question 4

Which of the is a form of protest that Gandhi would approve of?

a. Boycotting British Business
b. Refusing to pay taxes to the British government
c. Having a day of Hartal (not working)
d. All of the above

Answer 4

d. all of the above

Question 5

What is the name of the structure that was built by Shah Jahan as a tribute to his wife?

a. The Statue of Liberty
b. Great Wall
c. The Taj Mahal
d. Machu Pichu

Answer 5

c. The Taj Mahal

Question 6

Who assassinated (killed) Mr. Gandhi?

a. An angry Hindu
b. an angry Muslim
c. A terrorist
d. Brahman

Answer 6

a. An angry Hindu

Question 7

Who is the main God of the HIndu People?

a. Allah
b. Brahman
c. Buddah
d. Jesus

Answer 7

b. Brahman

Question 8

Who was called Mahatma by the people of India?

a. The Muslim League
b. The man who killed Gandhi
c. Shah Jahan
d. Gandhi

Answer 8

d. Gandhi

Question 9

Who performs the lowest job in India?

a. Merchant castle
b. Women
c. the untouchables
d. Warrior caste

Answer 9

c. the untouchables

Question 10

Who formed in 1906 to protect the rights of Muslims

a. Muslim League
b. League of Nations
c. Muslim National Congress
d. United nations

Answer 10

a. Muslim League

Question 11

Gandhi’s resistance called Satyagraha involved both non-cooperation and _____________

Answer 11

civil disobedience

Question 12

_________is the highest mountain peak in the world

Answer 12

Mt. Everest

Question 13

The Hindu word ________ means perfection for your soul

Answer 13

Moksha

Question 14

This name for Mr. Gandhi means GREAT SOUL

Answer 14

Mahatma

Question 15

This event convinced the Indian people that they had to demand complete independence from
Britain

Answer 15

Armistar Massacre

Question 16

True or False. Hindu people bathe in and worship the Nile River

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Hinduism was founded by Mohammad

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Wet and Dry monsoons are necessary for the survival of the people of South Asia

Answer 18

True

Question 19

All people of South Asia are Muslim

Answer 19

False

Question 20

If you climb Mt. Everest, you have climbed the highest peak in the world

Answer 20

True

Question 21

The Sepoy Mutiny was the event where British soldiers killed unarmed women and children

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Refusing to pay taxes is an example of non-violent protest

Answer 22

True