This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, Conclusion, | Chapter X, A Final Examination, The Relations between Religions,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the subject matter of the Buddha's first sermon?
(a) The Eight-fold Path
(b) The Four Nobel Truths
(c) The Wheel of Fortune
(d) The Way to Enlightenment

2. What is it that Taoists reject?
(a) Work without working
(b) Group dynamics of equality
(c) Quietude as a means of simplifying life
(d) All forms of competition or ambition to stand out

3. What did Confucius propose as a better way for society?
(a) Form political parties to work out differences
(b) Forget old traditions and create new ones
(c) Redirect thinking into a conscious reorientation of traditional behaviors
(d) Reinstate the Chou Dynasty and go back to the way things were

4. To the aboriginal, what is the purpose of the ancestors?
(a) To frighten the children when they misbehave
(b) To hold fast the present to tribal roots
(c) To return one day to change things
(d) To remain aloof from the present

5. What happened to Islam after the death of Muhammad?
(a) It spread all over the world in an area more vast than the Roman Empire.
(b) It became purely political and lost its religious implications.
(c) It became the accepted religion of Europe.
(d) It nearly died out until the Crusades.