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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.

2. The matrkas are a summary of _____ lists of significant points of Buddha's teaching.

3. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.

4. The Vinaya contains _____ for the corporate acts of the monastic collective.

5. Edward Conze pointed out that it took over two thousand years and a couple of Western converts to provide Buddhism with a _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did the meeting of Buddha Dipamkara have on Sumedha?

2. What is the responsibility of a Buddha regarding teaching?

3. What does the author say about the nature of Buddhism's influence on the world?

4. How did the Buddha respond when Malunkya said he would stop training with him if he didn't answer the ten undetermined questions?

5. Why was the oral tradition of communicating the concept of dharma considered to be more accurate than the written tradition by some people?

6. Why does the author believe that there is some basis in history for the existence of the Buddha?

7. How does the author feel he acts as a spokesman for Buddhism?

8. What are the Nikayas/Agamas?

9. What is the precursor to the Indian caste system?

10. How were the first Buddhist nuns acknowledged? What was the reaction of the Buddha to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain nirvana in Buddhism. What is this? How is it reached?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Theraveda tradition of Buddhism. Where is it practiced? How does it relate in doctrine and practice to ancient Buddhism?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of nuns in Buddhism. How did women come to be a part of this tradition?

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