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. How has the Western mind often viewed the Path of Renunciation?
(a) As a life-denying spoilsport
(b) As an example of good ethics
(c) As the ultimate comparison to Christianity
(d) As the best Hinduism has to offer

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

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

4. What is more or less the same in all forms of Buddhism?
(a) The use of elaborate hand gestures to concentrate on prayers.
(b) The rejection of any kind of musical instrument.
(c) The idea that enlightenment is impossible to attain.
(d) The theme of a crossing from the sufferings of life to the wisdom of enlightenment.

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