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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. Eventually, how do Hindu minds conceive of God?
(a) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become constellations.
(b) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become total abstractions.
(c) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become statues.
(d) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become animals.

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

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

4. Where was Siddhartha sitting as he gained enlightenment?
(a) Under the bo tree.
(b) On the banks of the Ganges.
(c) In a Hindu temple.
(d) On a royal throne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does karma come into effect?

2. What does the first signpost of the Path of Renunciation which reads "the community" offer the individual?

3. What is the sangha?

4. How did the followers of the Buddha categorize his teachings?

5. What are the Hindu stages of life?

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