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India's Caste System

Quiz by Staff.Lara Lieberman

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  • Q1
    The Indus River Valley cities were taken over by invaders from central _______
    Africa
    America
    Europe
    Asia
    30s
  • Q2
    The _____ were thought to be impure.
    Kshatriyas
    All of the Above
    Untouchables
    Vaisyas
    30s
  • Q3
    _____ were at the top of the caste system
    Peasants
    Warriors
    Non-Aryan Workers
    Priests
    30s
  • Q4
    What did caste membership determine?
    Who they could marry
    A person's position in society
    All of the Above
    A person's job
    30s
  • Q5
    When was caste system discrimination outlawed in India?
    1950s AD
    1750s AD
    1500s BC
    1500s AD
    30s
  • Q6
    Who worked as butchers, gravediggers, and garbage collectors?
    Vaisyas
    Kshatriyas
    Untouchables
    All of the Above
    30s
  • Q7
    What was the caste system based upon?
    Eye Color
    Wealth
    Skin color
    All of the Above
    30s
  • Q8
    How many subdivisions were in the caste system?
    10
    50
    Hundreds
    5
    30s
  • Q9
    Who invaded the Indus River Valley?
    Arabs
    Japanese
    Aryans
    All of the Above
    30s
  • Q10
    If a person was in the Sudra caste, what were they?
    Non-Aryan Workers
    Warriors
    Priests
    All of the Above
    30s
  • Q11
    The Untouchables were at the top of the caste system
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q12
    A person could choose which caste he or she belonged to
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q13
    What order was the original caste system?
    Vaisyas, Sudras, Kshatriyas, Aryans, Brahmins
    Aryans, Brahmins, Sudras, Kshatriyas, Untouchables
    Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Untouchables
    Brahmins, Aryans, Vaisyas, Sudras, Untouchables
    30s
  • Q14
    The Aryans invaded the Indus River Valley
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q15
    What were the Vaisyas?
    Priests
    Warriors
    Peasants
    Brahmins
    30s

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