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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. Where was the Bodhisattva when he considered when and where to be born to teach as the Buddha?
(a) The karma wheel.
(b) The Dharma heaven.
(c) The Tusita heaven.
(d) The Pali wheel.

2. Mahinda was a Buddhist monk who was the son of the emperor _____.
(a) Asoka.
(b) Bhikkhu.
(c) Agama.
(d) Gautama.

3. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.
(a) World-spheres.
(b) Celestial time warps.
(c) Stargates.
(d) Worm holes.

4. One of the ancient and recurring images in Indian religious discourse is of _____.
(a) Eating the fruit of knowledge.
(b) Sacrificial dance on the full moon.
(c) Crossing the ocean of existence.
(d) Reading from written scripture.

5. Where did the Buddha sit twenty-one days after his awakening?
(a) The House of Karma.
(b) The House of Candles.
(c) The House of Dharma.
(d) The House of Jewels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.

3. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?

4. Mahayana Buddhism is classified by the author as _____.

5. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.

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