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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. Impermanence was regarded by the Buddha as _____.
(a) Release.
(b) Abhidharma.
(c) Painful.
(d) Nirvana.

2. In the Mahayana tradition, sutras set out the stages of the _____.
(a) Levels of consciousness.
(b) Bodhisattva path.
(c) Karmic wheel.
(d) Planes of dharma.

3. The Brahmajala Sutta is a discourse on the ____.
(a) Karmic wheel.
(b) Supreme net.
(c) Total being.
(d) Abhidharma.

4. To understand the duhkha is precisely to reach the _____ of the world.
(a) Destinations.
(b) Limits.
(c) Actions.
(d) Importance.

5. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Sensual desire.
(b) Piety.
(c) Oblation.
(d) Dogma.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

2. One of the five hindrances is _____.

3. The bodhisattva turns away from samsara as a place of _____.

4. As a system of thought, Abhidharma is to be contrasted with the system of _____ of the Buddha.

5. Gandharvas are celestial _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the nature of bad action illustrated in Buddhism?

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

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

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

7. What is dependent arising?

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

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

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

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