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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, Taoism, The Old Master, | Chapter V, Taoism, The Three Meanings of Tao, | Chapter V, Taoism, Three Approaches to Power and the Taoisms That Follow,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the viewpoint of the Theravada Buddhist?
(a) It teaches that only monks can reach enlightenment.
(b) It insists that the path to enlightenment is up to the individual.
(c) It denies the idea of reincarnation.
(d) It proposes a collective attempt to reach nirvana.

2. What is the irony of assigning god-like attributes to the Buddha?
(a) He wanted that designation while he was alive.
(b) In his lifetime he adamantly resisted any such idea.
(c) He taught that all men are gods.
(d) He was never painted or sculpted during his lifetime.

3. What is one way Jnana yoga suggests one can distinguish Self from one's lesser physical being?
(a) To contemplate one's navel
(b) To participate in seances
(c) To study animals
(d) To think of the physical personal in the third person

4. To what other notable teacher has Confucius been compared?
(a) Horace Mann
(b) Aristotle
(c) Jesus
(d) Socrates

5. Who is credited as the originator of Taoism?
(a) Lao Tzu
(b) Kublai Khan
(c) Confucius
(d) Mao Tse-tung

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of Buddhism flourishes in Japan?

2. After pleasure seeking, what does Hinduism see as the next major life goal?

3. Why is the question of "is this all" relevant to Hinduism?

4. What do the guidelines for right conduct in Buddhism resemble?

5. What is the central characteristic of the Sikh?

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