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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 taking _____.
(a) Water from the ground.
(b) Baths.
(c) What is not given.
(d) Money from the community.

2. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.
(a) Dharma.
(b) India.
(c) Karma.
(d) Brahma.

3. Some three months after the death of the Buddha, 500 arhats took part in a _____.
(a) Fire ritual.
(b) Communial recitation.
(c) Vedic sacrifice.
(d) Silent meditation.

4. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.
(a) Hatred for.
(b) Denial of.
(c) Thirst for.
(d) Chain reaction of.

5. One of a monk's four basic resources is a robe made of _____.
(a) Hemp.
(b) Red-dyed wool.
(c) Sheets of bleached cotton.
(d) Discarded rags.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from wearing _____.

2. The coming of the _____ into India did not bring political unity, but brought ideology that affected Indian culture.

3. What does the word buddha mean?

4. Atman is the Sanskrit word for self or _____.

5. The Theravading Vinaya specifies that the candidate for pravrajya must be old enough to _____.

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