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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 Sangha is a community of _____.
(a) Noblemen.
(b) Ordained monks.
(c) Lay men.
(d) Lay women.

2. The Tibetan Kanjur and _____ canon were translated between the seventh and thirteenth centuries.
(a) Tenjur.
(b) Tripitaka.
(c) Dharma.
(d) Pali.

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

4. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.
(a) Common language.
(b) Monastic rules.
(c) Ritual oblation.
(d) Vegan laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Buddhism?

3. The Nikayama/Agama are collections of sutras or _____.

4. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.

5. There are _____ Nikayas.

(see the answer key)

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