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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, Islam, The Standing Miracle, | Chapter VI, Islam, Basic theological Concepts, | Chapter VI, Islam, The Five Pillars,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sangha?
(a) A type of beer
(b) A tree that grows in India
(c) A permit to travel
(d) A Buddist religious order

2. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?
(a) Among the working class, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(b) The lower the caste, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(c) The sin of monks, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(d) The higher the caste, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.

3. What is the Chinese concept of ch'i?
(a) Vital energy
(b) Herbal tea remedies
(c) Spirituality
(d) Clearing the mind

4. How does the yogi eliminate distractions of the mind during raja yoga?
(a) The yogi concentrates on reading.
(b) The yogi lies flat of his back.
(c) The yogi puts cotton in his ears.
(d) The yogi concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of all others.

5. How did the followers of the Buddha categorize his teachings?
(a) As a religion of infinite compassion
(b) As a religion of sacrifice
(c) As a religion of regulations
(d) As a religion of suffering

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Buddha think about religious rituals?

2. Who profits most from raja yoga?

3. To what other notable teacher has Confucius been compared?

4. What historical event occurred just as Confucius began teaching?

5. What sense of Taoism has been most successfully exported to the West?

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