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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Buddhist Community, Monks, Nuns, and Lay Followers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.
(a) Ordination.
(b) Ritual sacrifice.
(c) Purification.
(d) Confession.

2. The coming of the _____ into India did not bring political unity, but brought ideology that affected Indian culture.
(a) Sudras.
(b) Stupas.
(c) Dharmas.
(d) Aryas.

3. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

4. The _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.
(a) Tibetan.
(b) Japanese Zen.
(c) Tantric.
(d) Theraveda.

5. According to the author, Christianity can be explained as a system of _____.
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Canons.
(c) Laws.
(d) Sacrifices.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from eating _____.

2. Mahayana Buddhism is classified by the author as _____.

3. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.

4. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.

5. There are _____ Nikayas.

(see the answer key)

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