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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 religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.
(a) 2 billion.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 100 million.
(d) 200 million.

2. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.
(a) Writings.
(b) Saints.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Sanctuaries.

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

4. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.
(a) Boddhis.
(b) Novices.
(c) Commoners.
(d) Elders.

5. The word bodhi means _____.
(a) Awakening.
(b) Saint.
(c) Wanderer.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

2. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?

3. Asoka, the great _____ king, was thought to have been consecrated 218 years after the death of the Buddha.

4. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.

5. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.

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