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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, No Self, Personal Continuity and Dependent Arising.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of ritual was carried out at the death of the Buddha?
(a) Mummufication.
(b) Air sacrifice.
(c) Cremation.
(d) Embalming.

2. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.
(a) Purification.
(b) Confession.
(c) Ordination.
(d) Ritual sacrifice.

3. The three types of suffering are pain, change, and _____.
(a) Conditions.
(b) Separation.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Reactions.

4. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from sleeping _____.
(a) On luxurious beds.
(b) Elevated above the ground.
(c) On straw.
(d) On the ground.

5. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.
(a) Samaveda.
(b) Atharvaveda.
(c) Yajurveda.
(d) Rg Veda.

Short Answer Questions

1. The followers of Sarvastivada Abhidaharma argue that nirvana should be regarded as _____.

2. The word sutra literally means _____.

3. One of a monk's four basic resources is medicine made of _____.

4. The Vinaya contains _____ for the corporate acts of the monastic collective.

5. The five aggregates of _____ are suffering.

(see the answer key)

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