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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Four Truths, The Disease, the Cause, the Cure, the Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mahayana Buddhism is classified by the author as _____.
(a) Strict.
(b) Evangelistic.
(c) Diverse.
(d) Fragmented.

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

3. Edward Conze pointed out that it took over two thousand years and a couple of Western converts to provide Buddhism with a _____.
(a) Creed.
(b) Sancturary.
(c) Master.
(d) Bible.

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

5. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Aversion.
(b) Dispersion.
(c) Conversion.
(d) Attitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word bodhi means _____.

2. One of the ancient and recurring images in Indian religious discourse is of _____.

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

4. Samsara is known as the circle of _____.

5. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.

(see the answer key)

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