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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. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Dispersion.
(b) Conversion.
(c) Attitude.
(d) Aversion.

2. One of the basic critiques of self in Buddhism that implies a constant that Buddhism believes is not constant is _____.
(a) Emotions.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Language.

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

4. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.
(a) Purdu.
(b) Bali.
(c) Pali.
(d) Urdu.

5. Where was the Bodhisattva when he considered when and where to be born to teach as the Buddha?
(a) The Tusita heaven.
(b) The karma wheel.
(c) The Pali wheel.
(d) The Dharma heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gandharvas are celestial _____.

2. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.

3. The word bodhi means _____.

4. Who is the father of the Madhyamaka or middle school?

5. The implications when using the word 'I' in a sentence is that it is a _____.

(see the answer key)

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