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

2. 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) 100 million.
(d) 20 million.

3. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.
(a) Tantric.
(b) Dialectic.
(c) Modern.
(d) Prehistoric.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Mahayana likely began as a _____ movement.

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

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

4. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.

5. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?

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