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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

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

3. Samsara is known as the circle of _____.
(a) Conditions.
(b) Success.
(c) Rebirth.
(d) Life.

4. When was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1998.

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

6. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.
(a) Creator God.
(b) Sangha.
(c) System of practices.
(d) Meditative state.

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

8. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.
(a) Denial of.
(b) Chain reaction of.
(c) Hatred for.
(d) Thirst for.

9. What does the word duhkha mean?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Control.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Power.

10. The Sangha is a community of _____.
(a) Noblemen.
(b) Lay men.
(c) Lay women.
(d) Ordained monks.

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

12. What does the word buddha mean?
(a) One who has dreamed reality.
(b) One who has eaten of the fruit.
(c) One who has opened his heart.
(d) One who has awakened.

13. One of the ancient and recurring images in Indian religious discourse is of _____.
(a) Reading from written scripture.
(b) Sacrificial dance on the full moon.
(c) Eating the fruit of knowledge.
(d) Crossing the ocean of existence.

14. The book looks at what is _____ in the three schools of Buddhist thought.
(a) Common.
(b) Modern.
(c) Separate.
(d) Extreme.

15. According to the author, Christianity can be explained as a system of _____.
(a) Laws.
(b) Beliefs.
(c) Sacrifices.
(d) Canons.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word sutra literally means _____.

2. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.

3. The Buddha is the author of _____ books and treatises.

4. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.

5. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.

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