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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 ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from sleeping _____.
(a) Elevated above the ground.
(b) On luxurious beds.
(c) On straw.
(d) On the ground.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from _____.
(a) Harming living creatures.
(b) Eating with utensils.
(c) Eating rice.
(d) Walking with shoes on.

3. Meditation is the cultivation of _____.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Consciousness.
(c) Dependent arising.
(d) Concentration.

4. Abhidharma captures the very essence of dharma, which means that its sound can almost operate as a _____.
(a) Warning.
(b) Vision.
(c) Spell.
(d) Smell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.

2. The great theme of the Perfection of Wisdom is _____.

3. The three defilements are also known as _____.

4. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.

5. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.

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