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

2. The Vinaya contains _____ for the corporate acts of the monastic collective.
(a) Presentations.
(b) Allegories.
(c) Regulations.
(d) Historical perspective.

3. One of a monk's four basic resources is medicine made of _____.
(a) Fermented urine.
(b) Masticated birch leaves.
(c) The skin of frogs.
(d) Boiled tree bark.

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

5. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Dissent.
(b) Consent.
(c) Distraction.
(d) Delusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.

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

3. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.

4. One of the ancient and recurring images in Indian religious discourse is of _____.

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

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