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Lesson Quiz 6-3

DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.

1. The concept of dharma means that followers of Hinduism should

A. study the Vedas. C. do their duty.
B. avoid hurting others. D. meditate every day.

2. Buddhism spread in South Asia to other lands because of the teaching that people’s place in
life depended on
A. their karma. C. their social position.
B. how they lived. D. following ahimsa.

3. What did the Buddha believe was the main reason people suffer?
A. wanting things C. not believing in god
B. not living morally D. not meditating

4. According to Buddhists, why did Siddhartha abandon the life he was born into?
A. lack of belief in karma C. to teach others
B. to gain spiritual truth D. to gain wealth

5. What is the core belief of Jainism?

A. that the Buddha is a deity
B. following the law of dharma
C. following the Eightfold Path
D. nonviolence toward all beings

6. Because of the Hindu belief in reincarnation, many ancient South Asians

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A. converted to Buddhism. C. saw little importance in dharma.
B. accepted the jati system. D. achieved nirvana.

DIRECTIONS: Short Answer Answer the following questions in 1–2 paragraphs.

7. What are three core beliefs of Hinduism regarding the soul?

8. How did the concept of ahimsa impact ancient South Asian culture and others around the world?

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