View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, Christianity can be explained as a system of _____.
(a) Canons.
(b) Sacrifices.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Laws.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from handling _____.
(a) Gold and silver.
(b) Cadmium and titanium.
(c) Nickel and iron.
(d) Copper and lead.

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

4. The sravaka in the Mahayana tradition is a _____.
(a) Lay person.
(b) Fallen monk.
(c) Disciple.
(d) King.

5. The linking of different lives into a causal series is understood as a particular function of _____.
(a) Auditory phenomena.
(b) Externally-caused phenomena.
(c) Physical phenomena.
(d) Mental phenomena.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Buddha of early texts may have been critical of Brahmanical ritual due to the involvement of _____ in these rituals.

2. Skandhas are _____ of physical and mental events.

3. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.

4. The classifying and sorting of experiences is called _____.

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 177 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample