This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Buddhism, The Silent Sage, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Rebel Saint, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Four Noble Truths,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The two men Huston Smith regards as having the greatest impact on the world as we know it today.
(a) Robert Oppenheimer and Mahatma Gandhi
(b) J. P. Morgan and Albert Einstein
(c) Napoleon and Joseph Stalin
(d) Jesus and Confucious

2. What is the Hindu attitude toward other religions?
(a) They will one day turn to Hinduism.
(b) They are headed for different ends.
(c) They are alternate paths toward the same goal.
(d) They are misguided.

3. Who is Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya?
(a) The author of the Hindu Vidas.
(b) The first Hindu.
(c) The awakened one, the Buddha.
(d) The founder of Sikhism.

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 divisions of monks
(b) The levels of education
(c) The highest forms of yoga
(d) The stations of life

5. How does Sri Ramakrishna illustrate the experience all the great world religions?
(a) He says each experience will reach a different goal.
(b) He advocates trying out all religions for the best fit.
(c) Whether you climb a ladder, a rope, or a bamboo pole, you still reach the same goal.
(d) He suggests that such questions are frivolous.