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) Napoleon and Joseph Stalin
(b) Jesus and Confucious
(c) Robert Oppenheimer and Mahatma Gandhi
(d) J. P. Morgan and Albert Einstein

2. Why does Hinduism stress what the human mind must leave out?
(a) Because human mind is adapted to deal with the universe.
(b) Because human mind is adapted to deal with the finite.
(c) Because human mind is adapted to deal with money.
(d) Because human mind is adapted to deal with the family.

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

4. Under what condition does Hinduism allow for self-gratification of the senses?
(a) So long as it does not last long
(b) So long as it benefits society
(c) So long as it does not harm others
(d) So long as it is only for spiritual growth

5. 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.