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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Thirst.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sleepiness.
(d) Satiation.

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

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

4. Skandhas are _____ of physical and mental events.
(a) Denial.
(b) Singularities.
(c) Aggregates.
(d) Emotional espressions.

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

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

7. Good conduct is seen in Buddhism as auspicious action or _____.
(a) Faith.
(b) Praise.
(c) Merit.
(d) Speaking.

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

9. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Pain.
(b) Belief.
(c) Impatience.
(d) Doubt.

10. The repository manuals related to the sutras are called the _____.
(a) Shastas.
(b) Mantras.
(c) Matras.
(d) Sastras.

11. The Milindapanha records the meeting of a Buddhist monk and the local _____ king, Milinda or Menander.
(a) Greco-Roman.
(b) Byzantine.
(c) Albanian.
(d) Bactrian Greek.

12. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Attraction.
(b) Volunteerism.
(c) Ill-will.
(d) Warmth.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Death is simply a _____ of events.

3. The Buddhist attitude toward good conduct and the suggestion of adherence to moral principles for their own sake may be an expression of _____.

4. The linking of different lives into a causal series is understood as a particular function of _____.

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

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