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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. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) Under his house.
(b) Into a well.
(c) Under his stables.
(d) Into a mound.

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

3. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?
(a) A soapstone vase.
(b) An ivory talisman.
(c) A bronze statue.
(d) A quartz ball.

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

5. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.
(a) 2 billion.
(b) 200 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 100 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.

2. The history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.

3. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.

4. The coming of the _____ into India did not bring political unity, but brought ideology that affected Indian culture.

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

(see the answer key)

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