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

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

3. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Time.
(b) Sand.
(c) Wood.
(d) Earth.

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

5. When he ascended to heaven after performing the miracle, under which tree did he sit to do his teaching?
(a) The Karma Tree.
(b) The Bodhi Tree.
(c) The Coral Tree.
(d) The Liquid Amber Tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.

2. Gandharvas are celestial _____.

3. The term 'abhidharma' means _____ dharma.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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