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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Buddha, The Story of the Awakened One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.
(a) 1,500.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 700.

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

3. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Southern.
(d) Northern.

4. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.
(a) Prep school.
(b) Monastary.
(c) University.
(d) New age research center.

5. The book looks at what is _____ in the three schools of Buddhist thought.
(a) Separate.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Modern.
(d) Common.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?

2. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.

3. The word bodhi means _____.

4. How old is Buddhism?

5. The earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.

(see the answer key)

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