The History of Hindu India

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Standards Assessment

DIRECTIONS: READ EACH QUESTION AND DETERMINE THE LETTER OF THE BEST RESPONSE§

1. Countries justified colonies because they believed:§

  1. Their people were superior to the natives
  2. They could offer a better civilization
  3. The natives were subhuman
  4. All of the above

2. What sparked the 1857 uprising?§

  1. Corruption in the British courts and police
  2. Attempts to convert the sepoys to Islam
  3. Commanding the sepoys to use cartridges lubricated with beef and pork fat
  4. All of the above

3. From 1854 to 1901, how many Indians died in famines?§

  1. 6 million
  2. 12 million
  3. 28 million
  4. 47 million

4. What happened to General Dyer?§

  1. He was court-martialed and put in jail
  2. He was praised as a hero by the British
  3. He committed suicide
  4. He was quietly discharged from the army

5. Why did the Muslims want a separate country?§

  1. They felt they could be more prosperous
  2. They did not want to be a minority in India
  3. The British insisted they move out of India
  4. World opinion favored the partition

6. What idea did Swami Vivekananda bring to the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893?§

  1. Only Hindus go to heaven
  2. Hindu religion is the world’s only true faith
  3. Hindus respect all religions
  4. Hindus are seeking the respect of other faiths

7. How did Martin Luther King define satyagraha?§

  1. “Truth force”
  2. “Passive resistance”
  3. “Civil disobedience”
  4. “Nonviolent direct action”

8. What was the main result of the Salt Satyagraha?§

  1. The independence struggle became a mass movement
  2. The British police were punished
  3. The Raj apologized for the brutality
  4. All of the above

9. The term “colonized mind” refers to:§

  1. A colonized people’s sense of inferiority
  2. A psychological assessment of intelligence
  3. The advantages gained through English education
  4. The thinking of British Raj officials

10. To refuse
more food during an Indian meal you should:§

  1. Politely tell your host you have had enough
  2. Shake your head when approached with seconds
  3. Cover the banana leaf with both hands
  4. Quietly leave the dining area

11. A rite of passage is:§

  1. A shortcut between two Indian villages
  2. A type of temple ritual held annually
  3. A ceremony that marks an important stage of life
  4. Arranging a marriage for a child

12. Mantra diksha is:§

  1. A ceremony performed during a funeral
  2. An initiation to chant a particular mantra daily
  3. A type of mantra for Vaishnavites
  4. The daily performance of puja at home

13. At the ritu kala ceremony, a girl is given:§

  1. A bath
  2. Her first sari
  3. Gold jewelry
  4. All of the above

14. At the initiation into sannyas, the monk§

  1. Is given simple, orange robes
  2. Shaves his head and takes a new name
  3. Gives up all possessions
  4. All of the above