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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 ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from taking _____.
(a) Money from the community.
(b) Baths.
(c) Water from the ground.
(d) What is not given.

2. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.
(a) Thirst for.
(b) Chain reaction of.
(c) Denial of.
(d) Hatred for.

3. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Consternation.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Greed.
(d) Pain.

4. The Vinaya contains _____ for the corporate acts of the monastic collective.
(a) Allegories.
(b) Presentations.
(c) Regulations.
(d) Historical perspective.

5. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Dissent.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Consent.
(d) Distraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from handling _____.

3. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.

4. The word bodhi means _____.

5. What are stupas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the prominence of the ancient oral traditions concerning Buddhism changed?

2. How were the first Buddhist nuns acknowledged? What was the reaction of the Buddha to this?

3. How is food addressed in the Vinaya?

4. What language did the Buddha use to communicate his ideas and why?

5. What is the significance of celibacy in the life of a monk?

6. According to the author, what does the term 'Buddhism' refer to?

7. What are some of the features of Tibetan Buddhism?

8. Which offenses can result in a probationary period involving loss of full status as a member of the Sangha by a monk?

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

10. Why does the author believe that there is some basis in history for the existence of the Buddha?

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