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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 using _____.
(a) A toothbrush.
(b) Perfumes.
(c) Skin oils.
(d) Shampoo.

2. Where was the Bodhisattva when he considered when and where to be born to teach as the Buddha?
(a) The karma wheel.
(b) The Tusita heaven.
(c) The Pali wheel.
(d) The Dharma heaven.

3. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.
(a) Urdu.
(b) Purdu.
(c) Pali.
(d) Bali.

4. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from handling _____.
(a) Copper and lead.
(b) Nickel and iron.
(c) Gold and silver.
(d) Cadmium and titanium.

5. One of a monk's four basic resources is lodging _____.
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a lay person's house.
(c) At the bend in the river.
(d) At the foot of a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of a monk's four basic resources is medicine made of _____.

2. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.

3. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.

4. The Nikayama/Agama are collections of sutras or _____.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the Nikayas/Agamas?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the general Buddhist and Indian world view concerning life and death?

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

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

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