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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. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from wearing _____.
(a) Belts.
(b) Cloaks.
(c) Hats.
(d) Jewelry.

2. The term sramana means _____.
(a) One who strives.
(b) One who eats fruit.
(c) One who sits.
(d) One who breathes life.

3. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from attending _____.
(a) Entertainments.
(b) Group meals.
(c) Processions.
(d) Funerals.

4. The aspect of change that makes the world a place of suffering is _____.
(a) Suddenness.
(b) Completeness.
(c) Impermanence.
(d) Orientation.

5. When was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1868.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?

3. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.

4. The Sangha is a community of _____.

5. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

(see the answer key)

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