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

2. To the early Upanisads, the ultimate self is identified with the underlying ground of all reality known as _____.
(a) Dharma.
(b) Brahman.
(c) Sutta.
(d) Karma.

3. The implications when using the word 'I' in a sentence is that it is a _____.
(a) Constant.
(b) Derivative.
(c) Detachment.
(d) Variable.

4. Impermanence was regarded by the Buddha as _____.
(a) Release.
(b) Abhidharma.
(c) Painful.
(d) Nirvana.

5. One of the ancient and recurring images in Indian religious discourse is of _____.
(a) Reading from written scripture.
(b) Sacrificial dance on the full moon.
(c) Eating the fruit of knowledge.
(d) Crossing the ocean of existence.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.

2. The word trsna means _____.

3. The Brahmajala Sutta is a discourse on the ____.

4. The earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.

5. Mahinda was a Buddhist monk who was the son of the emperor _____.

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