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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 dhyanas are levels of _____.
(a) Existence.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Monkdom.

2. The father of the Madhyamaka was thought to have influenced the philosopher _____.
(a) Nietszche.
(b) Rilke.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Kant.

3. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Time.
(b) Earth.
(c) Sand.
(d) Wood.

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

5. The linking of different lives into a causal series is understood as a particular function of _____.
(a) Physical phenomena.
(b) Mental phenomena.
(c) Auditory phenomena.
(d) Externally-caused phenomena.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The notion of self is born of _____.

3. The sravaka in the Mahayana tradition is a _____.

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

5. The moment of attaining one of the paths and fruits of stream-attainment is called _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the boddhisattva turn away from samsara and yet turn back to the world?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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