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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 Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.
(a) Heart.
(b) Soul.
(c) Brahma.
(d) Mind.

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

3. The classifying and sorting of experiences is called _____.
(a) Skill.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Decision-making.
(d) Placement.

4. Where did the Buddha sit twenty-one days after his awakening?
(a) The House of Karma.
(b) The House of Candles.
(c) The House of Dharma.
(d) The House of Jewels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Mahayana tradition, sutras set out the stages of the _____.

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

3. Though the precise form of the earliest Buddhist devotions is unclear, it is know that they revolved around the worship of _____.

4. A Tathagata teaches that _____ has a beautiful beginning, a beautiful middle, and a beautiful ending.

5. What are devas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the wheel of becoming?

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

9. What are the five precepts of the lay followers in Buddhism?

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

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