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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the center of a cakra-vada is the great _____.
(a) World mountain.
(b) Gold heart.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Sky god.

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

3. The self is characterized as _____ in the early Upanisads.
(a) Creative.
(b) Ungraspable.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Symbolic.

4. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Piety.
(b) Oblation.
(c) Sensual desire.
(d) Dogma.

5. Though the precise form of the earliest Buddhist devotions is unclear, it is know that they revolved around the worship of _____.
(a) Samsaras.
(b) Skandhas.
(c) Stupas.
(d) Suttas.

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

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

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

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

10. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Water.
(b) Iron.
(c) Gas.
(d) Gold.

11. The notion of self is born of _____.
(a) Constancy and eternity.
(b) Joy and love.
(c) Delusion or ignorance.
(d) Desperation and derision.

12. The Buddha of early texts may have been critical of Brahmanical ritual due to the involvement of _____ in these rituals.
(a) Animal sacrifice.
(b) The use of fire.
(c) The use of hallucingens.
(d) Human sacrifice.

13. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Clouds.
(b) Fire.
(c) Soma.
(d) Space.

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

15. The four _____ are from the realm of the Supreme Gods.
(a) Great Brahmas.
(b) Yama Gods.
(c) Gods who Delight in Creation.
(d) Contented Gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One of the basic critiques of self in Buddhism that implies a constant that Buddhism believes is not constant is _____.

3. To the early Upanisads, the ultimate self is identified with the underlying ground of all reality known as _____.

4. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?

5. Impermanence was regarded by the Buddha as _____.

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