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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 notion of self is born of _____.
(a) Constancy and eternity.
(b) Desperation and derision.
(c) Delusion or ignorance.
(d) Joy and love.

2. At the center of a cakra-vada is the great _____.
(a) Sky god.
(b) World mountain.
(c) Gold heart.
(d) Ocean.

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

4. In Buddhism, the truth underlying reality is _____.
(a) Wielding.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Thusness.

5. How long have people been wandering through samsara?
(a) Seconds.
(b) Eons.
(c) Millenia.
(d) Centuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. A _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.

2. The Milindapanha records the meeting of a Buddhist monk and the local _____ king, Milinda or Menander.

3. What are devas?

4. The Buddhist attitude toward good conduct and the suggestion of adherence to moral principles for their own sake may be an expression of _____.

5. The implications when using the word 'I' in a sentence is that it is a _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the wheel of becoming?

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

6. What is causal connectedness?

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

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

9. What is access concentration in meditation?

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

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