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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Abhidharma, The Higher Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are _____ Nikayas.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Four.
(d) Ninety-nine.

2. What are devas?
(a) Gods.
(b) Sacred singers.
(c) Artisans.
(d) Lay people.

3. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Water.
(b) Gas.
(c) Iron.
(d) Gold.

4. Karma is a being's _____ of body, speech, and mind.
(a) Forced reactions.
(b) Outward denial.
(c) Intentional actions.
(d) Inward expression.

5. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) The soul.
(b) Air.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Copper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.

2. Some three months after the death of the Buddha, 500 arhats took part in a _____.

3. The Sangha is a community of _____.

4. An _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.

5. The term 'abhidharma' means _____ dharma.

(see the answer key)

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