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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Buddhist Community, Monks, Nuns, and Lay Followers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?
(a) A soapstone vase.
(b) A bronze statue.
(c) An ivory talisman.
(d) A quartz ball.

2. When was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1998.

3. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.
(a) Fascism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Communism.
(d) Judaism.

4. There are _____ Nikayas.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Four.
(c) Ninety-nine.
(d) Fifty-five.

5. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from attending _____.
(a) Funerals.
(b) Processions.
(c) Entertainments.
(d) Group meals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?

3. Where was the Bodhisattva when he considered when and where to be born to teach as the Buddha?

4. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.

5. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from _____ which cause heedlessness.

(see the answer key)

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