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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 self is characterized as _____ in the early Upanisads.
(a) Concrete.
(b) Symbolic.
(c) Ungraspable.
(d) Creative.

2. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.
(a) 2 billion.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 200 million.
(d) 20 million.

3. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Dogma.
(b) Oblation.
(c) Sensual desire.
(d) Piety.

4. The notion of self is born of _____.
(a) Delusion or ignorance.
(b) Constancy and eternity.
(c) Desperation and derision.
(d) Joy and love.

5. The earliest Buddhist sources state that the future Buddha was born with the name _____.
(a) Har Dayal.
(b) Walpola Rahula.
(c) Siddhartha Gautama.
(d) Piprahwa Sakya.

Short Answer Questions

1. The three defilements are also known as _____.

2. The dhyanas are levels of _____.

3. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

4. An _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.

5. The Tibetan Kanjur and _____ canon were translated between the seventh and thirteenth centuries.

(see the answer key)

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