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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. Some three months after the death of the Buddha, 500 arhats took part in a _____.
(a) Fire ritual.
(b) Silent meditation.
(c) Vedic sacrifice.
(d) Communial recitation.

2. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.
(a) Bali.
(b) Purdu.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Pali.

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

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

5. Craving is understood to be the crystallization of _____.
(a) Attachment.
(b) Communicationt.
(c) Disintegration.
(d) Detachment.

Short Answer Questions

1. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.

2. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.

3. According to the author, Buddhism is typically seen as a history of _____ Theravada Buddhism.

4. The Theravada tradition is classified by the author as _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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