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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. Nagas are mythical _____.
(a) Guardians.
(b) Renouncers.
(c) Serpents.
(d) Flying lions.

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

3. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.
(a) Elders.
(b) Novices.
(c) Commoners.
(d) Boddhis.

4. The Tibetan Kanjur and _____ canon were translated between the seventh and thirteenth centuries.
(a) Tripitaka.
(b) Dharma.
(c) Tenjur.
(d) Pali.

5. The word sutra literally means _____.
(a) Conduit.
(b) Thread.
(c) River.
(d) Vapor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dhyanas are levels of _____.

2. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?

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

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

5. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.

(see the answer key)

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