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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, No Self, Personal Continuity and Dependent Arising.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.
(a) Chinese.
(b) Tibetan.
(c) Sri Lankan.
(d) Cambodian.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from false _____.
(a) Advertising.
(b) Hope.
(c) Speech.
(d) Commitment.

3. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.
(a) Prakrit.
(b) Pali.
(c) Taisho.
(d) Sanskrit.

4. What are stupas?
(a) Indian saints.
(b) Indian writings.
(c) Indian prayer rites.
(d) Indian burial mounds.

5. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.
(a) Brahma.
(b) India.
(c) Karma.
(d) Dharma.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, Christianity can be explained as a system of _____.

2. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.

3. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?

4. The word bodhi means _____.

5. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

(see the answer key)

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