People and Ideas on the Move

What are the Vedas?

• A type of Indian cuisine
• A mountain range in India
• A type of Indian dance
• The ancient sacred texts of Hinduism

What was the most prominent caste in the caste system?

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Vaishyas
• Shudras

Brahmins were made up of which people?

• Priests and scholars
• Warriors and kings
• Merchants and landowners
• Laborers and servants

Which group brought the caste system to India?

• The Greeks
• The Aryans
• The Romans
• The Egyptians

The caste system was said to have come from which god?

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Indra

Dalits are also known as

• Untouchables

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Vaishyas

What jobs did untouchables typically do?

• Doctors and Lawyers
• Teachers and Professors
• Politicians and Businessmen
• Cleaning and Manual Labor

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

• Gautama Buddha
• Mahavira
• No specific founder
• Adi Shankaracharya

What is the Hindu liberation of the soul called?

• Nirvana
• Moksha
• Karma
• Dharma

What is reincarnation?

• The process of rebirth after death
• A type of meditation technique
• The belief in a single life
• A religious ritual