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

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

3. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.
(a) World-spheres.
(b) Stargates.
(c) Worm holes.
(d) Celestial time warps.

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

5. The Nikayama/Agama are collections of sutras or _____.
(a) Rituals.
(b) Canons.
(c) Discourses.
(d) Disputes.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

2. At the center of a cakra-vada is the great _____.

3. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.

4. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.

5. Eighty-one types of dharma are _____.

(see the answer key)

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