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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Mahayana, The Great Vehicle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Buddhist attitude toward good conduct and the suggestion of adherence to moral principles for their own sake may be an expression of _____.
(a) Piety.
(b) Attachment.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Faith.

2. Some Budhdists believe that the idea of self is something conditioned by ____.
(a) Greed.
(b) Success.
(c) Continuity.
(d) Love.

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

4. Some of the teachings of the Buddha are expressed in conventional terms, and others are expressed in _____ terms.
(a) Harsh.
(b) Ultimate.
(c) Watered-down.
(d) Esoteric.

5. The practice of the ten perfections constitutes the path of development ending in the tenth level, the _____.
(a) Cloud of Dharma.
(b) Wheel of Karma.
(c) Seat of Awakening.
(d) Line of Soma.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the five hindrances is _____.

2. In terms of karma, one's state of mind is important and constitutes a _____.

3. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.

4. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

5. The Sangha is a community of _____.

(see the answer key)

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