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 transformed into the diamond scepter of Buddhism?
(a) The temporal and spiritual authority of the Dalai Lama
(b) Converting sounds into holy formulas
(c) The thunderbolt of Indra
(d) Mandalas which offer visual icons

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

3. What does the Hindu say would happen if the divine base of everything is removed?
(a) Religion would die out.
(b) The natural world would disintegrate into nothing.
(c) The stars would shift their constellations.
(d) People would be free to do as they willed.

4. 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 divisions of monks
(c) The stations of life
(d) The levels of education

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