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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 did the Buddha think about religious rituals?
(a) He taught they were necessary exercises.
(b) He thought they had been neglected.
(c) He invented new ones for his day.
(d) He ridiculed rites as mere superstitions.

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

3. What form of Buddhism flourishes in Japan?
(a) Theravada Buddhism
(b) Mahayana Buddhism
(c) Zen Buddhism
(d) Hinayana Buddhism

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

5. How is Western thought different from Hinduism in the matter of imperfection?
(a) Western thought says that imperfection is an illusion; whereas, Hinduism accepts it as reality.
(b) Western thought says there are no imperfections.
(c) Hinduism says there are no imperfections.
(d) Western thought suggests getting as far away from imperfection as possible; whereas, Hinduism avows a purpose of by-passing imperfection altogether.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the yogi eliminate distractions of the mind during raja yoga?

2. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?

3. What is the main departure of Tibetan Buddhism?

4. How does Hinduism see life?

5. What is the idea of the spirit in Hinduism?

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