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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 author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.
(a) Renouncer.
(b) Monk.
(c) Spokesman.
(d) Commentator.

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

3. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.
(a) Dependence.
(b) Purification.
(c) Least resistance.
(d) Highest insight.

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

5. What does the word buddha mean?
(a) One who has opened his heart.
(b) One who has dreamed reality.
(c) One who has eaten of the fruit.
(d) One who has awakened.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word sutra literally means _____.

2. The Sangha is a community of _____.

3. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.

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

5. The earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.

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