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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 Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.
(a) Dependence.
(b) Purification.
(c) Highest insight.
(d) Least resistance.

2. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.
(a) Sanctuaries.
(b) Saints.
(c) Writings.
(d) Prayers.

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

4. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.
(a) Commandments.
(b) Divination.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Training.

5. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Satiation.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sleepiness.
(d) Thirst.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buddhist devotional and ritual acts are generally seen as having a _____ quality.

2. One of the five hindrances is _____.

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

4. One of the five hindrances is _____.

5. The Vinaya contains _____ for the corporate acts of the monastic collective.

(see the answer key)

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