Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 3

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  1. Question

    1. Which of these statements is supported by the evidence provided by the photograph of Mohenjo-daro (see Document 3-1)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is c. The straight streets, even roads, and orderliness of the buildings suggest that Mohenjo-daro was a planned city.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. The straight streets, even roads, and orderliness of the buildings suggest that Mohenjo-daro was a planned city.
    1. Which of these statements is supported by the evidence provided by the photograph of Mohenjo-daro (see Document 3-1)?

  2. Question

    How did the Buddha first attempt to achieve enlightenment (see Document 3-2)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is a. The Buddha’s initial efforts at austerity proved fruitless, so he abandoned them and looked for a “middle way.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. The Buddha’s initial efforts at austerity proved fruitless, so he abandoned them and looked for a “middle way.”
    How did the Buddha first attempt to achieve enlightenment (see Document 3-2)?

  3. Question

    According to the Upanishads, what is the key to escaping the cycle of reincarnation (see Document 3-3)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is a. As the Upanishads put it, he “who has understanding . . . reaches the goal from which he is born no more.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. As the Upanishads put it, he “who has understanding . . . reaches the goal from which he is born no more.”
    According to the Upanishads, what is the key to escaping the cycle of reincarnation (see Document 3-3)?

  4. Question

    4. According to The Laws of Manu, what is the sole duty of members of the Sudra caste (see Document 3-4)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is c. As members of the lowest caste, the Sudras’s sole purpose was to serve the higher castes.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. As members of the lowest caste, the Sudras’s sole purpose was to serve the higher castes.
    4. According to The Laws of Manu, what is the sole duty of members of the Sudra caste (see Document 3-4)?

  5. Question

    What event prompted Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism (see Document 3-5)?

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    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    Correct: The answer is a. Ashoka was shocked by the bloodshed and suffering produced by his conquest of Kalinga. After Kalinga, he sought a new faith and a new approach to kingship.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. Ashoka was shocked by the bloodshed and suffering produced by his conquest of Kalinga. After Kalinga, he sought a new faith and a new approach to kingship.
    What event prompted Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism (see Document 3-5)?