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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 five hindrances is _____.
(a) Dyslexia.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Excitement and depression.
(d) Attention deficit.

2. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.
(a) Celestial time warps.
(b) Stargates.
(c) World-spheres.
(d) Worm holes.

3. Though the precise form of the earliest Buddhist devotions is unclear, it is know that they revolved around the worship of _____.
(a) Suttas.
(b) Stupas.
(c) Skandhas.
(d) Samsaras.

4. The great theme of the Perfection of Wisdom is _____.
(a) Gladness.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Striving.
(d) Leaving.

5. Karma is a being's _____ of body, speech, and mind.
(a) Intentional actions.
(b) Forced reactions.
(c) Outward denial.
(d) Inward expression.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In a sutta in the Pali canon, the Buddha is said to have thirty-two _____.

3. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.

4. The Buddhist texts call the physical world _____.

5. Skandhas are _____ of physical and mental events.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Buddhist view of faith on the cognitive and effective modes?

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

3. What is bhavanga?

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

5. What attitudes do the Mahayana sutras display toward the bodhisattva?

6. How is the term 'self' considered meaningless in Buddhism?

7. How is world contraction described according to the Abhidharma?

8. How does the sense of self spring from delusion?

9. What is dependent arising?

10. Why was vegetarianism not an explicit tenet of early Buddhism? What questions did this bring up?

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