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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Judaism, Meaning in History, | Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Morality, | Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Justice,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of Buddhism flourishes in Japan?
(a) Theravada Buddhism
(b) Mahayana Buddhism
(c) Zen Buddhism
(d) Hinayana Buddhism

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

3. What was transformed into the diamond scepter of Buddhism?
(a) Converting sounds into holy formulas
(b) The thunderbolt of Indra
(c) The temporal and spiritual authority of the Dalai Lama
(d) Mandalas which offer visual icons

4. What is one way Jnana yoga suggests one can distinguish Self from one's lesser physical being?
(a) To contemplate one's navel
(b) To study animals
(c) To participate in seances
(d) To think of the physical personal in the third person

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Buddha think about religious rituals?

2. What Huston Smith says the book is not.

3. How was the "Old boy" of Taoism often seen?

4. How did Confucius reject both the Realists and the Mohists?

5. What is the result of seeking wealth, fame, and power?

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