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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Word of the Buddha, Buddhist Scriptures and Schools.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Buddha is the author of _____ books and treatises.
(a) One.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Zero.

2. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.
(a) Dharma.
(b) Brahma.
(c) Karma.
(d) India.

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

4. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Communism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Tibetan Kanjur and _____ canon were translated between the seventh and thirteenth centuries.

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

3. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

4. The matrkas are a summary of _____ lists of significant points of Buddha's teaching.

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

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