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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. According to the author, Christianity can be explained as a system of _____.
(a) Canons.
(b) Laws.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Sacrifices.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from false _____.
(a) Hope.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Speech.

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

4. What does the word buddha mean?
(a) One who has awakened.
(b) One who has eaten of the fruit.
(c) One who has opened his heart.
(d) One who has dreamed reality.

5. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.
(a) Rg Veda.
(b) Samaveda.
(c) Atharvaveda.
(d) Yajurveda.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of a monk's four basic resources is lodging _____.

2. The Sangha is _____ of monks and nuns.

3. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

4. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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