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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. Gandharvas are celestial _____.
(a) Teachers.
(b) Dancers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Musicians.

2. After his awakening, the Buddha was thought to still have an attachment to the _____ of awakening.
(a) Sound.
(b) Feeling.
(c) Seat.
(d) Tree.

3. As a system of thought, Abhidharma is to be contrasted with the system of _____ of the Buddha.
(a) Soma.
(b) Karma.
(c) Samsara.
(d) Sutras.

4. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.
(a) Mind.
(b) Heart.
(c) Soul.
(d) Brahma.

5. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.
(a) Vegan laws.
(b) Common language.
(c) Monastic rules.
(d) Ritual oblation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word sutra literally means _____.

2. Samsara is _____.

3. Eighty-one types of dharma are _____.

4. Some of the teachings of the Buddha are expressed in conventional terms, and others are expressed in _____ terms.

5. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.

(see the answer key)

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