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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) Ritual oblation.
(b) Vegan laws.
(c) Monastic rules.
(d) Common language.

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

3. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.
(a) Tantric.
(b) Dialectic.
(c) Modern.
(d) Prehistoric.

4. What are stupas?
(a) Indian prayer rites.
(b) Indian writings.
(c) Indian burial mounds.
(d) Indian saints.

5. The Mahayana likely began as a _____ movement.
(a) Minority monastic.
(b) Iconoclastic.
(c) Secular uprising.
(d) Secret underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the framework which underlies all later Buddhist thought called?

2. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.

3. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.

4. What does the word buddha mean?

5. The Sangha is a community of _____.

(see the answer key)

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