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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. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) Into a well.
(b) Under his house.
(c) Into a mound.
(d) Under his stables.

2. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.
(a) System of practices.
(b) Sangha.
(c) Creator God.
(d) Meditative state.

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

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

5. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.
(a) Blue monkey.
(b) Saint.
(c) Great warrior.
(d) White elephant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Skandhas are _____ of physical and mental events.

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

4. The implications when using the word 'I' in a sentence is that it is a _____.

5. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.

(see the answer key)

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