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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 Theravada tradition is classified by the author as _____.
(a) Modern.
(b) Prehistoric.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Conservative.

2. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.
(a) Darkest.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Longest.
(d) Full moon.

3. The word bodhi means _____.
(a) Awakening.
(b) Saint.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Wanderer.

4. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.
(a) Pali.
(b) Bali.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Purdu.

5. The Mahayana likely began as a _____ movement.
(a) Secret underground.
(b) Iconoclastic.
(c) Minority monastic.
(d) Secular uprising.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, Buddhism is typically seen as a history of _____ Theravada Buddhism.

2. How old is Buddhism?

3. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.

4. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.

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

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