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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. The five aggregates of _____ are suffering.
(a) Grasping.
(b) Throwing.
(c) Repealing.
(d) Repeating.

2. The coming of the _____ into India did not bring political unity, but brought ideology that affected Indian culture.
(a) Sudras.
(b) Aryas.
(c) Dharmas.
(d) Stupas.

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

4. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

5. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.
(a) The Krishna.
(b) The Euphrates.
(c) The Tigris.
(d) The Ganges.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.

2. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.

3. The Buddha is the author of _____ books and treatises.

4. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.

5. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.

(see the answer key)

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