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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. The author concentrates on sustained expositions of Buddhist _____.
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Cosmology.
(c) Anthropomorphism.
(d) Secularism

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from using _____.
(a) Perfumes.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) Skin oils.

3. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.
(a) New age research center.
(b) Monastary.
(c) University.
(d) Prep school.

4. The Theravading Vinaya specifies that the candidate for pravrajya must be old enough to _____.
(a) Measure the stars.
(b) Eat from a bowl.
(c) Scare crows away.
(d) Walk a tight rope.

5. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from handling _____.
(a) Cadmium and titanium.
(b) Gold and silver.
(c) Nickel and iron.
(d) Copper and lead.

Short Answer Questions

1. The five aggregates of _____ are suffering.

2. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?

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

4. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.

5. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from eating _____.

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