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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 subject of the monk Nagasena's story to the king is a _____.
(a) Camel.
(b) Hut.
(c) Chariot.
(d) Dog.

2. In terms of karma, one's state of mind is important and constitutes a _____.
(a) False promise.
(b) Sutra.
(c) Dharma.
(d) Real deed.

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

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

5. The repository manuals related to the sutras are called the _____.
(a) Sastras.
(b) Mantras.
(c) Matras.
(d) Shastas.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Buddha of early texts may have been critical of Brahmanical ritual due to the involvement of _____ in these rituals.

2. The four _____ are from the realm of the Supreme Gods.

3. Gandharvas are celestial _____.

4. An _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.

5. Some of the teachings of the Buddha are expressed in conventional terms, and others are expressed in _____ terms.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is access concentration in meditation?

2. How are the thirty-one levels of existence classified? Who resides in these realms?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the Buddha do after performing the miracle after his awakening?

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

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

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