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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the Buddha sit twenty-one days after his awakening?
(a) The House of Karma.
(b) The House of Dharma.
(c) The House of Jewels.
(d) The House of Candles.

3. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.
(a) Brahma.
(b) Soul.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

4. The term 'abhidharma' means _____ dharma.
(a) Higher.
(b) Lower.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Raining.

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

6. The Buddhist texts call the physical world _____.
(a) Form.
(b) Content.
(c) Context.
(d) Derivation.

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

8. _____ are regarded as ultimate bits of matter, which is similar in concept to dharma.
(a) Molecules.
(b) Atoms.
(c) Gases.
(d) Stardust particles.

9. Nagas are mythical _____.
(a) Guardians.
(b) Renouncers.
(c) Flying lions.
(d) Serpents.

10. The Buddha apparently approved of worship at _____.
(a) Non-Buddhist shrines.
(b) City centers.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Sacrificial altars.

11. To understand the duhkha is precisely to reach the _____ of the world.
(a) Importance.
(b) Destinations.
(c) Limits.
(d) Actions.

12. Some Budhdists believe that the idea of self is something conditioned by ____.
(a) Continuity.
(b) Greed.
(c) Success.
(d) Love.

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

14. One of the basic critiques of self in Buddhism that implies a constant that Buddhism believes is not constant is _____.
(a) Eating.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Language.
(d) Sleeping.

15. Buddhist devotional and ritual acts are generally seen as having a _____ quality.
(a) Evangelical.
(b) Exclusive.
(c) Protective.
(d) Derisive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eighty-one types of dharma are _____.

2. Impermanence was regarded by the Buddha as _____.

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

4. In terms of karma, one's state of mind is important and constitutes a _____.

5. Atman is the Sanskrit word for self or _____.

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