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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. When was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1868.

2. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.
(a) Samaveda.
(b) Yajurveda.
(c) Atharvaveda.
(d) Rg Veda.

3. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twelve.

4. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Southern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Western.

5. The book looks at what is _____ in the three schools of Buddhist thought.
(a) Modern.
(b) Common.
(c) Separate.
(d) Extreme.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.

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

3. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.

4. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.

5. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.

(see the answer key)

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