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. What kind of people are suited to practice Jnana yoga ?
(a) Those who already know everything there is to know.
(b) Those who have a spiritual bent and are highly reflective in their thought.
(c) Those who are too weak to do heavy exercise.
(d) Those who want to increase their circulation.

2. What Huston Smith says the book is not.
(a) A book on comparative religions
(b) A balanced account of the subjects of the book
(c) A book to give a specific descriptions of world religions
(d) A guide to base values of significant religions

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

4. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?
(a) The sin of monks, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(b) Among the working class, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(c) The higher the caste, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.
(d) The lower the caste, the greater the punishment for a sin or crime.

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