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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The implications when using the word 'I' in a sentence is that it is a _____.
(a) Detachment.
(b) Derivative.
(c) Variable.
(d) Constant.

2. In terms of karma, one's state of mind is important and constitutes a _____.
(a) Real deed.
(b) False promise.
(c) Sutra.
(d) Dharma.

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

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

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

6. Eighty-one types of dharma are _____.
(a) Broken.
(b) Conditioned.
(c) Reversed.
(d) Opened.

7. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Wood.
(b) Time.
(c) Earth.
(d) Sand.

8. As a system of thought, Abhidharma is to be contrasted with the system of _____ of the Buddha.
(a) Samsara.
(b) Karma.
(c) Sutras.
(d) Soma.

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

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

11. The classifying and sorting of experiences is called _____.
(a) Placement.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Decision-making.
(d) Skill.

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

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

14. What are devas?
(a) Artisans.
(b) Gods.
(c) Lay people.
(d) Sacred singers.

15. Flowers, incense, and lamps are _____ in modern Buddhism.
(a) Discards.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Offerings.
(d) Distractions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buddhist devotional and ritual acts are generally seen as having a _____ quality.

2. The practice of the ten perfections constitutes the path of development ending in the tenth level, the _____.

3. To understand the duhkha is precisely to reach the _____ of the world.

4. All Buddhism knows the story of the ascetic, _____.

5. In the Mahayana tradition, sutras set out the stages of the _____.

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