After seeing old age, sickness, death, and finally a holy man in the city streets, Siddartha Gautama cut his hair, traded his robes, and became a religious seeker.
Question
What did Siddartha Gautama do after seeing old age, sickness, death, and finally a holy man in the city streets?
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Responses
vowed to rule his people so that fewer would be sick and face old age and death in poverty
vowed to rule his people so that fewer would be sick and face old age and death in poverty
shut himself up in the palace and refused to travel outside again
shut himself up in the palace and refused to travel outside again
took his riches from the palace and gave them to the needy in the city
took his riches from the palace and gave them to the needy in the city
cut his hair, traded his robes, and became a religious seeker
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Why is the Bhagavad-Gita important to Hinduism?
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It contains collected hymns that are important historically.
It contains collected hymns that are important historically.
It gives instructions on religious gatherings.
It gives instructions on religious gatherings.
It spells out the caste system.
It spells out the caste system.
It contains ideas about the gods and nature of the soul.
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It contains collected hymns that are important historically.
It contains collected hymns that are important historically.
It gives instructions on religious gatherings.
It gives instructions on religious gatherings.
It spells out the caste system.
It spells out the caste system.
It contains ideas about the gods and nature of the soul.
The Bhagavad-Gita is important to Hinduism because it contains ideas about the gods and nature of the soul.
How did the emperor govern in the Gupta empire?
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through giving citizens freedom and choice
through giving citizens freedom and choice
through threats and corporal punishment
through threats and corporal punishment
through keeping subjects uneducated and dependent
through keeping subjects uneducated and dependent
through enriching subjects through trade
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Responses
through giving citizens freedom and choice
through giving citizens freedom and choice
through threats and corporal punishment
through threats and corporal punishment
through keeping subjects uneducated and dependent
through keeping subjects uneducated and dependent
through enriching subjects through trade
The emperor governed in the Gupta Empire through enriching subjects through trade.
Which of the following was a result of Asoka’s transformation after the Battle of Kalinga? Select the two correct answers.
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increased war with neighbors
increased war with neighbors
stone pillars telling of focus on people's well-being
stone pillars telling of focus on people's well-being
Buddhism spreads
Buddhism spreads
decreased education for population
decreased education for population
loss of respect for ancestral heritage
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increased war with neighbors
increased war with neighbors
stone pillars telling of focus on people's well-being
stone pillars telling of focus on people's well-being
Buddhism spreads
Buddhism spreads
decreased education for population
decreased education for population
loss of respect for ancestral heritage
The two correct answers regarding the result of Asoka’s transformation after the Battle of Kalinga are:
- stone pillars telling of focus on people's well-being
- Buddhism spreads
What is moksha?
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Responses
the caste of priests
the caste of priests
becoming one with Brahman
becoming one with Brahman
the first set of sacred hymns
the first set of sacred hymns
a teacher in Hinduism
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Responses
the caste of priests
the caste of priests
becoming one with Brahman
becoming one with Brahman
the first set of sacred hymns
the first set of sacred hymns
a teacher in Hinduism
Moksha is becoming one with Brahman.