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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Buddha, The Story of the Awakened One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.
(a) Spokesman.
(b) Monk.
(c) Commentator.
(d) Renouncer.

2. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

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

4. The author concentrates on sustained expositions of Buddhist _____.
(a) Anthropomorphism.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Cosmology.
(d) Secularism

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The word bodhi means _____.

2. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?

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

4. What does the word buddha mean?

5. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.

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