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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. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Aversion.
(b) Dispersion.
(c) Conversion.
(d) Attitude.
2. Asoka, the great _____ king, was thought to have been consecrated 218 years after the death of the Buddha.
(a) Mauryan.
(b) Hellenist.
(c) Brahmin.
(d) Bihar.
3. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from attending _____.
(a) Group meals.
(b) Entertainments.
(c) Funerals.
(d) Processions.
4. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.
(a) Ritual oblation.
(b) Common language.
(c) Vegan laws.
(d) Monastic rules.
5. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.
(a) New age research center.
(b) University.
(c) Monastary.
(d) Prep school.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the word duhkha mean?
2. What did W.C. Peppe find when he was digging on his estate in India?
3. Samsara is known as the circle of _____.
4. The aspect of change that makes the world a place of suffering is _____.
5. Where was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the precursor to the Indian caste system?
2. Why has the prominence of the ancient oral traditions concerning Buddhism changed?
3. What is the significance of celibacy in the life of a monk?
4. What are some of the features of Tibetan Buddhism?
5. What is the responsibility of a Buddha regarding teaching?
6. Why is stealing not permitted by a monk?
7. How were the first Buddhist nuns acknowledged? What was the reaction of the Buddha to this?
8. Which offenses can result in a probationary period involving loss of full status as a member of the Sangha by a monk?
9. Why did the Buddha possibly refuse to give categorical answers to the ten undetermined questions?
10. What does the author say about satya in relation to a Buddhist creed?
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