1)
________ combined elements of Buddhism and Hinduism to create a uniquely Indian religion.

Islam

Dravidian

Sikhism

Shiite



2) Choose the best answer.

Indians boil tea, milk, spices, water, and sugar to make ________.

Sanskrit

Lentils

Chai

Jains



3) Choose the best answer.

India's most popular festival is ________-the festival of lights.

Sanskrit

Lentils

Diwali

Chai



4) Choose the best answer.

Most southern Indians are ________ and tend to be shorter and have darker skin than other Indians.

Sanskrit

Jains

Dravidians

Lentils



5) Choose the best answer.

________ believe renouncing all earthly desires is the only way to find peace.

Lentils

Dravidians

Jains

Sanskrits



6) Choose the best answer.

Even though ________ were abolished after Indian independence, they still influence Indian society today.

religious bias

gender bias

racial bias

castes



7) Choose the best answer.

Sikhs celebrate ________ with ritual bathing, feasting, and religious processions.

Vaisakhi

Rabindranath

Diwali

Khalsa



8) Choose the best answer.

________ is the language spoken by 41% of Indians. It is one of 14 official languages.

English

Indian

Hindi

Islam



9) Choose the best answer.

________-Europeans make up 72% of India's population.

Muslim

Indo

Anglo

Hindu



10) Choose the best answer.

________ is India's largest religion.

Judaism

Buddhism

Islam

Hinduism



11) Choose the best answer.

Kathakali dancers act out ________ stories.

narrative

fictional

supernatural

historical



12) Choose the best answer.

The city of ________ is holy to Hindus.

Varanasi

Kolkata

Delhi

Mumbai



13) Match the accomplishments with the people.



This British Christian missionary's efforts to translate the Bible into 43 different East Asian languages earned him the name Father of Modern Missions.



This Hindu founded Jainism around 500 BC.



This mathematician used math to estimate the circumference of the earth.



Considered India's national poet, he wrote India's national anthem.



This Indian composer and musician gained international fame playing classical Indian music on the sitar.




14) Choose the best answer.

Which statement best describes the Hindu view of God?

There is no God, only a universal "force."

"God" is an ultimate source of power and is split into many less-powerful gods.

There are twelve gods, each with equal authority.

There is only one God.



15) Choose the best answer.

Which statement is NOT true about most Indian families?

Children leave home at an early age.

After the wedding, the wife lives with her husband's family.

Adults care for both their children and family elders.

Indian couples commonly have large families.



16) Choose the best answer.

India hosted and won the 2011 ________ World Cup.

Rugby

Cricket

Soccer

Field Hockey



17) Choose the best answer.

Only Pakistan and Indonesia have more ________ than India, even though this group only makes up 13% of Indians.

Buddhists

Christians

Hindus

Muslims



18) Choose the best answer.

Which island archipelago is south of India?

Aleutian Islands

Maldive Islands

Ryukyu Islands

Philippine Islands