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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Abhidharma, The Higher Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.
(a) The Tigris.
(b) The Krishna.
(c) The Ganges.
(d) The Euphrates.

2. Though the precise form of the earliest Buddhist devotions is unclear, it is know that they revolved around the worship of _____.
(a) Skandhas.
(b) Suttas.
(c) Samsaras.
(d) Stupas.

3. _____ are regarded as ultimate bits of matter, which is similar in concept to dharma.
(a) Stardust particles.
(b) Atoms.
(c) Molecules.
(d) Gases.

4. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.
(a) Denial of.
(b) Hatred for.
(c) Chain reaction of.
(d) Thirst for.

5. The term 'abhidharma' means _____ dharma.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Higher.
(c) Raining.
(d) Lower.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.

2. Death is simply a _____ of events.

3. The Buddha apparently approved of worship at _____.

4. Eighty-one types of dharma are _____.

5. After his awakening, the Buddha was thought to still have an attachment to the _____ of awakening.

(see the answer key)

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