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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) Under his stables.
(b) Under his house.
(c) Into a well.
(d) Into a mound.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from sleeping _____.
(a) On the ground.
(b) On luxurious beds.
(c) On straw.
(d) Elevated above the ground.

3. One of a monk's four basic resources is lodging _____.
(a) In a lay person's house.
(b) At the foot of a tree.
(c) In a cave.
(d) At the bend in the river.

4. One of the ancient and recurring images in Indian religious discourse is of _____.
(a) Reading from written scripture.
(b) Sacrificial dance on the full moon.
(c) Crossing the ocean of existence.
(d) Eating the fruit of knowledge.

5. What is the framework which underlies all later Buddhist thought called?
(a) Sramana.
(b) Gautama.
(c) Boddhisatva.
(d) Abhidharma.

6. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.
(a) Chain reaction of.
(b) Denial of.
(c) Thirst for.
(d) Hatred for.

7. Mahinda was a Buddhist monk who was the son of the emperor _____.
(a) Gautama.
(b) Agama.
(c) Bhikkhu.
(d) Asoka.

8. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

9. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Southern.
(b) Western.
(c) Northern.
(d) Eastern.

10. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from attending _____.
(a) Entertainments.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Processions.
(d) Group meals.

11. The term sramana means _____.
(a) One who sits.
(b) One who strives.
(c) One who eats fruit.
(d) One who breathes life.

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

13. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Luxemberg.

14. The word sutra literally means _____.
(a) Vapor.
(b) Conduit.
(c) Thread.
(d) River.

15. The matrkas are a summary of _____ lists of significant points of Buddha's teaching.
(a) Mnemonic.
(b) Kenjonic.
(c) Tantric.
(d) Canonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.

2. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.

3. The Nikayama/Agama are collections of sutras or _____.

4. The Sangha is a community of _____.

5. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.

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