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

2. The condition of duhkha implies _____ existence.
(a) Collective.
(b) Unreliable.
(c) Monastic.
(d) Coercive.

3. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Humanity.
(b) Copper.
(c) Air.
(d) The soul.

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

5. Good conduct is seen in Buddhism as auspicious action or _____.
(a) Praise.
(b) Merit.
(c) Faith.
(d) Speaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the five hindrances is _____.

2. When he ascended to heaven after performing the miracle, under which tree did he sit to do his teaching?

3. All Buddhism knows the story of the ascetic, _____.

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

5. _____ is the beginning of the Buddhist path.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legend of Megha?

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

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

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

5. What does Nagasena tell the king about the self?

6. Why is stilling the mind an integral goal of Buddhist meditation?

7. What is bhavanga?

8. What is access concentration in meditation?

9. What did the Buddha say of the beginning of samsara?

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

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