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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. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.
(a) Discipline.
(b) Community.
(c) Oration.
(d) Text.

2. Mahinda was a Buddhist monk who was the son of the emperor _____.
(a) Bhikkhu.
(b) Gautama.
(c) Asoka.
(d) Agama.

3. According to the author, Buddhism is typically seen as a history of _____ Theravada Buddhism.
(a) Ascetic.
(b) Elitist.
(c) Egalitarian.
(d) Common.

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

5. The earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.
(a) Piprahwa Sakya.
(b) Har Dayal.
(c) Siddhartha Gautama.
(d) Walpola Rahula.

Short Answer Questions

1. The history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.

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

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

4. The Mahayana likely began as a _____ movement.

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

(see the answer key)

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