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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Death is simply a _____ of events.
(a) Continuation.
(b) Distraction from.
(c) Recurrence.
(d) Reconfiguration.

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

3. The dhyanas are levels of _____.
(a) Monkdom.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Existence.
(d) Martyrdom.

4. The Mahayana Lankavatara Sutra explicitly argues against _____.
(a) Meat eating.
(b) Running after ghosts.
(c) Watching children.
(d) Holding fire ceremonies.

5. The linking of different lives into a causal series is understood as a particular function of _____.
(a) Physical phenomena.
(b) Externally-caused phenomena.
(c) Mental phenomena.
(d) Auditory phenomena.

6. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.
(a) Celestial time warps.
(b) Worm holes.
(c) Stargates.
(d) World-spheres.

7. How long have people been wandering through samsara?
(a) Seconds.
(b) Millenia.
(c) Centuries.
(d) Eons.

8. An _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.
(a) Animal.
(b) Astral traveler.
(c) Angel.
(d) Argonaut.

9. The Buddhist attitude toward good conduct and the suggestion of adherence to moral principles for their own sake may be an expression of _____.
(a) Piety.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Attachment.
(d) Faith.

10. A Tathagata teaches that _____ has a beautiful beginning, a beautiful middle, and a beautiful ending.
(a) Karma.
(b) Dharma.
(c) Vinaya.
(d) Sutra.

11. The southern continent of Jambudvipa is known as the continent of the _____ tree.
(a) Birch.
(b) Rose-apple.
(c) Liquid-amber.
(d) Cypress.

12. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Excitement and depression.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Dyslexia.
(d) Attention deficit.

13. Who is the father of the Madhyamaka or middle school?
(a) Asoka.
(b) Abhidharma.
(c) Gautama.
(d) Nagarjuna.

14. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) The soul.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Air.
(d) Copper.

15. The moment of attaining one of the paths and fruits of stream-attainment is called _____.
(a) Jhana.
(b) Vipaka.
(c) Kusala.
(d) Ahetuka.

Short Answer Questions

1. The subject of the monk Nagasena's story to the king is a _____.

2. The father of the Madhyamaka was thought to have influenced the philosopher _____.

3. Flowers, incense, and lamps are _____ in modern Buddhism.

4. Some Budhdists believe that the idea of self is something conditioned by ____.

5. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

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