Quiz for Document Project 12: Intellectual and Religious Life in Medieval India

  1. Question

    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
    Correct: The answer is b. As Al-Biruni described them, Indians saw themselves as absolutely unique and superior. Moreover, they were extremely reluctant to share their knowledge with others.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. As Al-Biruni described them, Indians saw themselves as absolutely unique and superior. Moreover, they were extremely reluctant to share their knowledge with others.
    According to Al-Biruni, how did the Hindus view their own culture (see Document 12.1)?
  2. Question

    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
    Correct: The answer is a. The result, in Al-Biruni’s view, was that Indian scientific ideas were always mixed up with “silly notions . . . which the vulgar belief does not admit of being called into question.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. The result, in Al-Biruni’s view, was that Indian scientific ideas were always mixed up with “silly notions . . . which the vulgar belief does not admit of being called into question.”
    According to Al-Biruni, why did Indian science fail to reach the level achieved by the ancient Greeks (see Document 12.1)?
  3. Question

    dyarjsuvhc00YZgVClVl7ldNlpJ4ZaSIsM3qpKTe/OYEyg1UT3RC4iL62+in/9kcUGANQkF8e8Rta5TGyzAcpP73zmn3X1zJA6dx5GfvkC8J5surUCEtYNC7XaDF3H/Lyc0BY7uisIWjG/E+fQJF0eK1Q/wPDRWMY9osqiL/aDnJpdfmsfZiz1JeX62NFHRGGk5LfI38RosBT1WKwqtXvg+QcpBnod7yqUzkA9dpdsTOLXtyXpOFHuEyf37YLuvmxVA7Hf1psuYYOVKIa+RfgYbkenaQpqI8pqIlTnzWqrGNotz/ZVpMD+AIN1A+9sx23qLntCRfqDVEbxnxrAeOWs09auV3+ApU8v0ZDK0p2Wvv27OQ9b5GDbKiLxjS68OJ7aLNcIlm3mh8ZucrThZRS2eNU1C/MrhnaIN77CA5u0FVJA33n0hXWH+MSKZZNtXyqwIQ3iXt8MxsX88S
    Correct: The answer is d. According to Al-Biruni, it was the duty of kings and princes to offer financial support to scholars, thereby freeing their minds from “the daily anxieties for the necessities of life.” Since, in Al-Biruni’s view, the kings and princes of his day failed to support scholarship as they should, science had been reduced to the “scanty remains of bygone better times.”
    Incorrect: The answer is d. According to Al-Biruni, it was the duty of kings and princes to offer financial support to scholars, thereby freeing their minds from “the daily anxieties for the necessities of life.” Since, in Al-Biruni’s view, the kings and princes of his day failed to support scholarship as they should, science had been reduced to the “scanty remains of bygone better times.”
    Who did Al-Biruni blame for the lack of scientific progress during his own age (see Document 12.2)?
  4. Question

    9LU25IRdfNdtV4r2f11xPY/KXgJ3ZBQcL7HhsrDiGfG2tEqZ+PrMIIaU4rPMTgJMh5i1zBSbfO7jE9jRaW1kgXxvefsYtiBiM5qKS7Ln5kamZYUvbi+TGOwTAqXe4GnOkPoMGLQ1wcURKIfbbrcFQc5yFQEvkkKZUxbyvMGBYfIOHVlWY5L3LKE8mLGMwo38CJJtPQFbCtC+cgtlREwHk19cJOVPPriBlXxE1otE23aFPYfLLYxhnmmTxknOxWU6p6JzqtRMWzrpo2qMHbSumouguyNMJVFTn5SmAVgdNL/gFF8q
    Correct: The answer is a. The association of zero with heaven is a highly suggestive one, implying a link between heaven and nonexistence.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. The association of zero with heaven is a highly suggestive one, implying a link between heaven and nonexistence.
    What concept did the Hindus associate with zero (see Document 12.3)?