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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. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?
(a) A quartz ball.
(b) An ivory talisman.
(c) A bronze statue.
(d) A soapstone vase.

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

3. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.
(a) Pali.
(b) Sanskrit.
(c) Prakrit.
(d) Taisho.

4. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.
(a) France.
(b) Luxemberg.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Belgium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The word trsna means _____.

2. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.

3. The five aggregates of _____ are suffering.

4. The followers of Sarvastivada Abhidaharma argue that nirvana should be regarded as _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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