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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 sravaka in the Mahayana tradition is a _____.
(a) King.
(b) Disciple.
(c) Lay person.
(d) Fallen monk.

2. The Mahayana Lankavatara Sutra explicitly argues against _____.
(a) Watching children.
(b) Running after ghosts.
(c) Holding fire ceremonies.
(d) Meat eating.

3. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Belief.
(b) Impatience.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Pain.

4. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Gas.
(b) Iron.
(c) Water.
(d) Gold.

5. The practice of the ten perfections constitutes the path of development ending in the tenth level, the _____.
(a) Seat of Awakening.
(b) Wheel of Karma.
(c) Line of Soma.
(d) Cloud of Dharma.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Buddha apparently approved of worship at _____.

2. In terms of karma, one's state of mind is important and constitutes a _____.

3. The term 'abhidharma' means _____ dharma.

4. Where did the Buddha sit twenty-one days after his awakening?

5. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the lower and higher realms of existence different from each other in Buddhism?

2. What happens as the path of the bodhisattva progresses?

3. What two things does abhidharma refer to in Buddhist tradition?

4. What are the five precepts of the lay followers in Buddhism?

5. What components, according to Buddhist thought, comprise a world-sphere?

6. What is the wheel of becoming?

7. What miracle did the Buddha perform after his awakening?

8. What is the legend of Megha?

9. What is access concentration in meditation?

10. How is faith compared to a gem and a stream in Buddhism?

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