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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.
(a) Prehistoric.
(b) Dialectic.
(c) Tantric.
(d) Modern.

2. The three defilements are also known as _____.
(a) Stars.
(b) Fires.
(c) Storms.
(d) Rivers.

3. The term sramana means _____.
(a) One who sits.
(b) One who breathes life.
(c) One who strives.
(d) One who eats fruit.

4. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.
(a) Monastic rules.
(b) Common language.
(c) Ritual oblation.
(d) Vegan laws.

5. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Western.

6. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.
(a) New age research center.
(b) University.
(c) Monastary.
(d) Prep school.

7. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from wearing _____.
(a) Cloaks.
(b) Hats.
(c) Belts.
(d) Jewelry.

8. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.
(a) Commentator.
(b) Spokesman.
(c) Renouncer.
(d) Monk.

9. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twelve.

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

11. Mahayana Buddhism is classified by the author as _____.
(a) Diverse.
(b) Evangelistic.
(c) Fragmented.
(d) Strict.

12. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.
(a) Dharma.
(b) Brahma.
(c) Karma.
(d) India.

13. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?
(a) An ivory talisman.
(b) A quartz ball.
(c) A bronze statue.
(d) A soapstone vase.

14. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Greed.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Pain.
(d) Consternation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of ritual was carried out at the death of the Buddha?

2. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.

3. One of a monk's four basic resources is medicine made of _____.

4. The followers of Sarvastivada Abhidaharma argue that nirvana should be regarded as _____.

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

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