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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Historical Jesus, | Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Christ of Faith, | Chapter VIII, Christianity, The End and the Beginning,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What appears to be a contradiction in Taoist thought?
(a) The ideas of reality and the supernatural
(b) The earthly versus the esoteric
(c) The idea of teaching the unteachable
(d) The three different senses

2. What is the problem of explaining nirvana?
(a) To the unenlightened mind, it is vague.
(b) It is an untranslatable word.
(c) It has multiple meanings.
(d) It can only been reached after death.

3. What is the Taoist outlook on good and evil?
(a) They are one and the same thing.
(b) They have nothing to do with yin/yang.
(c) They are representations of heaven and earth.
(d) They are not opposites but revolve around each other.

4. What area of the world did Christianity quickly take over?
(a) Most of Asia
(b) The Middle East
(c) The Americas
(d) The Mediterranean

5. What was the avowed purpose of Jesus?
(a) To lead the Jews into world power
(b) To heal humanity
(c) To fight crime and slavery
(d) To destroy other relitions

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the viewpoint of the Theravada Buddhist?

2. At what point did Jesus' followers begin to accept him as God in human form?

3. What is the follower of wu wei said to be able to do?

4. What do the guidelines for right conduct in Buddhism resemble?

5. What did the Buddha write during his lifetime?

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