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

2. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Northern.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Western.

3. The earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.
(a) Har Dayal.
(b) Walpola Rahula.
(c) Siddhartha Gautama.
(d) Piprahwa Sakya.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The term sramana means _____.

2. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.

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

4. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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