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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 history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.
(a) 2,500.
(b) 700.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

2. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.
(a) The Euphrates.
(b) The Tigris.
(c) The Ganges.
(d) The Krishna.

3. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from wearing _____.
(a) Belts.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Hats.
(d) Cloaks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.

3. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.

4. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.

5. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is stealing not permitted by a monk?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the Buddhist saint not harm living creatures?

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

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

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

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

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