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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Four Truths, The Disease, the Cause, the Cure, the Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The three types of suffering are pain, change, and _____.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Reactions.
(c) Separation.
(d) Conditions.

2. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.
(a) Tibetan.
(b) Sri Lankan.
(c) Cambodian.
(d) Chinese.

3. The coming of the _____ into India did not bring political unity, but brought ideology that affected Indian culture.
(a) Stupas.
(b) Sudras.
(c) Dharmas.
(d) Aryas.

4. What does the word duhkha mean?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Control.
(c) Power.
(d) Meditation.

5. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Southern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Western.

Short Answer Questions

1. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.

2. What form of ritual was carried out at the death of the Buddha?

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

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

5. The followers of Sarvastivada Abhidaharma argue that nirvana should be regarded as _____.

(see the answer key)

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