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6. The man who became the Buddha was born where?

  • Northen India or modern day Nepal
  • Southern India
  • Western India
  • Eastern India

7. What is Renunciation?

  • Prayers
  • A spiritual quest
  • The transmigration of the soul to another existence
  • The physical body

8. What did people believe their soul had because of reincarnation?

  • Thousands of previous lives
  • Positive/negative effects
  • Nothing...
  • Another chance

9. What are Vaishyas?

  • Merchants and farmers, the third varna
  • Priests and scholars, the highest varna of whom were very powerful
  • Servants and workers, the fourth varna
  • Rulers and warriors the second varna

10. How long ago was the Buddha born?

  • 1,000 years ago
  • 2,000 years ago
  • 2,500 years ago
  • 3,000 years ago

11. What does Karma mean?

  • Action
  • Religious texts
  • Effects
  • God

12. What is the soul said to be identical to?

  • Brahman or the Divine
  • The Buddha
  • The Vedas
  • God

13. Who is ritual purity associated with?

  • Elite groups
  • Shudras
  • Dalits
  • Kshatriyas

14. What was the religion of the people of India at the time of the Buddha?

  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Sikhism
  • Islam

15. What was the soul known as at the time of the Buddha?

  • Eternal and unchanging, of which was a central belief
  • Something that guides our actions and responses
  • Something within you that determines your sense of self
  • Something that makes up human existence

16. Why was there competition during the time of the Buddha?

  • As they had different understandings of the world with a number of important ideas beginning to emerge
  • Different beliefs
  • Boredom
  • They simply did not agree

17. What did they believe would happen if their fulfilled their duty?

  • They would have another to fulfill
  • That the universe would operate harmoniously
  • They would be rewarded
  • They would have nothing else to do

18. Who were competing during the time of the Buddha?

  • Authoritive figures and Civilians
  • Teachers and Doctrines
  • Religious followers and Authorities
  • The Kshatriyas and Viashyas

19. What are Kshatriyas?

  • Priests and scholars, the higest varna of whom were very powerful
  • Rulers and warriors, the second varna
  • Servants and workers the fourth varna
  • Merchants and farmers the third varna

20. How could you damage your ritual purity?

  • By coming into contact with anyone of a lower class to yours
  • By coming into contact with animals
  • By doing something morally incorrect with concerns to your religion
  • By not renouncing your soul