India Gupta Empire Quiz

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1.

From the following choices, what is the major contribution to world history made by the Gupta Empire?
- A.
  
  Making Hinduism the state religion.
- B.
  
  Paying artists.
- C.
  
  Building roads.
- D.
  
  Introducing the concept of zero.
2.

What action did Gupta rulers take to encourage trade?
- A.
  
  They built roads linking India to distant lands.
- B.
  
  They created a system of tolls and taxes.
- C.
  
  They paid common laborers.
- D.
  
  They paid artists for their work.
3.

Which Gupta ruler was credited with greatly expanding the empire and, because of his conquests, was compared to Alexander the Great?
- A.
  
  Gupta Maurya
- B.
  
  Samudragupta.
- C.
  
  Chandragupta I.
- D.
  
  Gupta the Good.
4.

What were students at the university at Nalanda instructed in?
- A.
  
  Medicine and logic.
- B.
  
  Science and math.
- C.
  
  Chinese and Greek.
- D.
  
  Hindu and Buddhist philosophy.
5.

The Gupta Dyansty ruled during India's golden age. Which of the following phrases best describes a "golden age?"
- A.
  
  A time of great wealth.
- B.
  
  A time of great spirituality.
- C.
  
  A time when the arts and the economy are at their peak
- D.
  
  A time of great creativity.
6.

In which Dynasty did India's Golden Age occur?
- A.
  
  The Ashokan Dynasty
- B.
  
  The Gupta Dynasty.
- C.
  
  The Mauryan Dynasty.
- D.
  
  The Aryan Dynasty.
7.

During India's Golden Age, contributions were made in which of the following areas?
- A.
  
  Poetry and drama.
- B.
  
  Arts and education.
- C.
  
  Sports and recreation.
- D.
  
  Science and mathematics.
8.

Gupta era universities were so well respected that students came from as far away as Greece and China.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Which type of literature was NOT popular during Gupta rule?
- A.
  
  Graphic novel.
- B.
  
  Drama.
- C.
  
  Poetry.
- D.
  
  Folk tales.
10.

Today, the Gupta Empire is thought of as a time of great ...
- A.
  
  Conflict and sorrow.
- B.
  
  Advances in math and science.
- C.
  
  Creativity in arts and literature.
- D.
  
  Cooks and magnificent meals.