This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Buddhism, The Secret of the Flower, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Diamond Thunderbolt, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Image of Crossing,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the subject matter of the Buddha's first sermon?
(a) The Way to Enlightenment
(b) The Four Nobel Truths
(c) The Wheel of Fortune
(d) The Eight-fold Path

2. Why is the question of "is this all" relevant to Hinduism?
(a) Because Hinduism fails to give the answers to life's questions.
(b) Because Hinduism constantly demands more
(c) Because Hinduism has no beginning or ending
(d) Because it affirms that there is far more to life than satisfying pleasures.

3. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?
(a) The highest forms of yoga
(b) The levels of education
(c) The divisions of monks
(d) The stations of life

4. What is dharma?
(a) The Buddhist equivalent of karma
(b) The means of crossing the river of ignorance
(c) An obstacle to reaching nirvana
(d) A group of monks

5. What is the main departure of Tibetan Buddhism?
(a) It enables achieving nirvana within a single lifetime.
(b) No begging for food
(c) Prayer wheels and magic bells
(d) Doing away with monks' robes