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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Buddhist Path, The Way of Calm and Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The aspect of change that makes the world a place of suffering is _____.
(a) Impermanence.
(b) Completeness.
(c) Orientation.
(d) Suddenness.

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

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

4. The Nikayama/Agama are collections of sutras or _____.
(a) Discourses.
(b) Canons.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Disputes.

5. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.
(a) Purification.
(b) Ordination.
(c) Ritual sacrifice.
(d) Confession.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word duhkha mean?

3. Though the precise form of the earliest Buddhist devotions is unclear, it is know that they revolved around the worship of _____.

4. Some three months after the death of the Buddha, 500 arhats took part in a _____.

5. The four _____ are from the realm of the Supreme Gods.

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