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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.

(see the answer key)

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