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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 _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.
(a) Theraveda.
(b) Japanese Zen.
(c) Tibetan.
(d) Tantric.

2. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.
(a) Boddhis.
(b) Elders.
(c) Commoners.
(d) Novices.

3. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.
(a) System of practices.
(b) Meditative state.
(c) Sangha.
(d) Creator God.

4. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.
(a) Cambodian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Sri Lankan.
(d) Tibetan.

5. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word duhkha mean?

2. Samsara is known as the circle of _____.

3. What are stupas?

4. The Theravading Vinaya specifies that the candidate for pravrajya must be old enough to _____.

5. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is stealing not permitted by a monk?

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

5. What are the Nikayas/Agamas?

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

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

8. What does the author say about satya in relation to a Buddhist creed?

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

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

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