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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word sutra literally means _____.
(a) Thread.
(b) River.
(c) Vapor.
(d) Conduit.

2. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.
(a) Belgium.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Luxemberg.

3. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.
(a) Least resistance.
(b) Purification.
(c) Highest insight.
(d) Dependence.

4. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?
(a) An ivory talisman.
(b) A soapstone vase.
(c) A quartz ball.
(d) A bronze statue.

5. The history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.
(a) 1,500.
(b) 700.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asoka, the great _____ king, was thought to have been consecrated 218 years after the death of the Buddha.

2. The word bodhi means _____.

3. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.

4. Edward Conze pointed out that it took over two thousand years and a couple of Western converts to provide Buddhism with a _____.

5. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did the meeting of Buddha Dipamkara have on Sumedha?

2. Why was the oral tradition of communicating the concept of dharma considered to be more accurate than the written tradition by some people?

3. What are the Nikayas/Agamas?

4. How does the author compare Buddha and the four truths to modern medicine?

5. Why does the Buddhist saint not harm living creatures?

6. How does the author feel he acts as a spokesman for Buddhism?

7. What does the author say is the 'textbook' view of Buddhism?

8. Why did the Buddha possibly refuse to give categorical answers to the ten undetermined questions?

9. How did the Buddha respond when Malunkya said he would stop training with him if he didn't answer the ten undetermined questions?

10. What is a bhiksu and how is this different from an upasampada?

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