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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After pleasure seeking, what does Hinduism see as the next major life goal?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment
(b) Overcoming illness
(c) Travel and culture
(d) Worldly success

3. What did the Buddha write during his lifetime?
(a) Nothing
(b) The Sangha
(c) The Vidas
(d) The Buddhist Bible

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

5. How does the development of Buddhism parallel that of all major world religions?
(a) It went into immediate decline after the death of the Buddha.
(b) It began to wage war with non-believers.
(c) It saw no period of hierarchical struggle.
(d) Hardly a century after the death of the Buddha it began to show signs of schism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Buddha see as the downfall of men?

2. What is the ultimate reality of Taoism?

3. The two men Huston Smith regards as having the greatest impact on the world as we know it today.

4. What seems to be the appeal bhakti yoga?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Taoism look at the weak and the deformed?

2. Why is there so much emphasis on self-examination in Buddhism?

3. What is the irony of Buddhist practice today?

4. What was the political condition in China as Confucius began his teaching?

5. Briefly describe the impact of Confucius on the Chinese.

6. In what way is Buddhism a religion of introspection?

7. What is the symbolism of the rafts in Buddhism?

8. Explain something about the Atman.

9. How did Siddhartha react to any effort to elevate him to god stature?

10. In what way does Taoism seem to have fragmented?

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