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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 history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.
(a) 2,500.
(b) 700.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

2. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.
(a) Longest.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Darkest.
(d) Full moon.

3. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.
(a) Chinese.
(b) Sri Lankan.
(c) Tibetan.
(d) Cambodian.

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

5. The _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.
(a) Theraveda.
(b) Tibetan.
(c) Japanese Zen.
(d) Tantric.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mahayana Buddhism is classified by the author as _____.

3. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.

4. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.

5. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.

(see the answer key)

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