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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 public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.
(a) Common language.
(b) Monastic rules.
(c) Ritual oblation.
(d) Vegan laws.
2. Mahinda was a Buddhist monk who was the son of the emperor _____.
(a) Agama.
(b) Bhikkhu.
(c) Asoka.
(d) Gautama.
3. According to the author, Buddhism is typically seen as a history of _____ Theravada Buddhism.
(a) Common.
(b) Ascetic.
(c) Elitist.
(d) Egalitarian.
4. The matrkas are a summary of _____ lists of significant points of Buddha's teaching.
(a) Tantric.
(b) Mnemonic.
(c) Kenjonic.
(d) Canonic.
5. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.
(a) Discipline.
(b) Oration.
(c) Text.
(d) Community.
Short Answer Questions
1. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.
2. How old is Buddhism?
3. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.
4. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.
5. The history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.
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