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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 author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.
(a) Commentator.
(b) Renouncer.
(c) Spokesman.
(d) Monk.

2. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.
(a) University.
(b) New age research center.
(c) Prep school.
(d) Monastary.

3. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from attending _____.
(a) Group meals.
(b) Processions.
(c) Entertainments.
(d) Funerals.

4. When was W.C. Peppe digging on his estate in India?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1898.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.

2. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.

3. What does the word duhkha mean?

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

5. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is bodhi characterized?

6. What is the psychological relationship of aversion to craving?

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

8. Why is stealing not permitted by a monk?

9. How was the Rig Veda communicated orally?

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

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