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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Evolving Traditions of Buddhism, South, East, North and West.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The idea that there is a place where the Buddha teaches in another part of the universe is called ______ Buddhism.
(a) Celestial.
(b) Cathartica.
(c) Pure Land.
(d) Renouncer Faith.

4. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from _____ which cause heedlessness.
(a) Oration.
(b) Ego trips.
(c) Intoxicants.
(d) Free will.

5. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Communism.
(d) Fascism.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of a monk's four basic resources is lodging _____.

2. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.

3. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.

4. The Buddhist attitude toward good conduct and the suggestion of adherence to moral principles for their own sake may be an expression of _____.

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

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