This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Confucianism, Rival Answers, | Chapter IV, Confucianism, Confucius' Answer, | Chapter IV, The Content of Deliberate Tradition,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the irony of assigning god-like attributes to the Buddha?
(a) In his lifetime he adamantly resisted any such idea.
(b) He was never painted or sculpted during his lifetime.
(c) He taught that all men are gods.
(d) He wanted that designation while he was alive.

2. What did Confucius stress about the elderly?
(a) They should be venerated.
(b) They should be forgotten.
(c) They should be euthanized.
(d) They should be isolated.

3. What is the idea of the spirit in Hinduism?
(a) It does not exist apart from the mind.
(b) It dies with the body that houses it.
(c) It is the exclusive property of the body.
(d) The spirit is eternal and changes its habitation when it outgrows an old one.

4. What is the idea behind karma yoga as work?
(a) Work keeps you centered on self.
(b) Work becomes habit which frees the mind for enjoyment.
(c) By concentrating on work with a kind of detachment, there is no time for selfishness.
(d) You get what you work for.

5. What is the sangha?
(a) A type of beer
(b) A permit to travel
(c) A Buddist religious order
(d) A tree that grows in India