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

2. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

3. Abhidharma captures the very essence of dharma, which means that its sound can almost operate as a _____.
(a) Vision.
(b) Warning.
(c) Spell.
(d) Smell.

4. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Soma.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Fire.
(d) Space.

5. The _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.
(a) Japanese Zen.
(b) Theraveda.
(c) Tantric.
(d) Tibetan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Samsara is _____.

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

3. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.

4. The word sutra literally means _____.

5. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.

(see the answer key)

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