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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Theravada tradition is classified by the author as _____.
(a) Modern.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Prehistoric.
(d) Liberal.

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

4. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Consent.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Dissent.
(d) Distraction.

5. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.
(a) Tibetan.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Cambodian.
(d) Sri Lankan.

6. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.
(a) Commoners.
(b) Novices.
(c) Elders.
(d) Boddhis.

7. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Luxemberg.

8. The word trsna means _____.
(a) God.
(b) Soul.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Conduit.

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

10. One of a monk's four basic resources is medicine made of _____.
(a) Masticated birch leaves.
(b) Boiled tree bark.
(c) The skin of frogs.
(d) Fermented urine.

11. The Vinaya contains _____ for the corporate acts of the monastic collective.
(a) Historical perspective.
(b) Allegories.
(c) Regulations.
(d) Presentations.

12. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.
(a) 100 million.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 200 million.
(d) 2 billion.

13. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from taking _____.
(a) Money from the community.
(b) Water from the ground.
(c) Baths.
(d) What is not given.

14. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.
(a) Samaveda.
(b) Rg Veda.
(c) Atharvaveda.
(d) Yajurveda.

15. The Mahayana likely began as a _____ movement.
(a) Secular uprising.
(b) Secret underground.
(c) Iconoclastic.
(d) Minority monastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?

2. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?

3. The three defilements are also known as _____.

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

5. What is the framework which underlies all later Buddhist thought called?

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