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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. What is the result of seeking wealth, fame, and power?
(a) A lifetime of hard work
(b) More failure than success
(c) Either celebrity or noteriety
(d) Competition, which is always precarious

2. Who is credited as the originator of Taoism?
(a) Lao Tzu
(b) Mao Tse-tung
(c) Kublai Khan
(d) Confucius

3. What does the Tao Te Ching say about Taoism?
(a) Anyone can understand its meaning
(b) Mere words cannot explain it
(c) It is easily explained to a novice
(d) It has nothing to do with the universe

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Taoist church devise a way of harnessing higher power for human benefit?

2. What are the Hindu stages of life?

3. What kind of people are suited to practice Jnana yoga ?

4. What historical event occurred just as Confucius began teaching?

5. What Huston Smith says the book is not.

Short Essay Questions

1. In two sentences, describe what is known about Lao Tzu.

2. What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?

3. Describe briefly the character of Confucius.

4. What is the inherent problem with perceiving the natural world according to Hinduism?

5. Explain how Huston Smith made his arbitrary decisions about what to include in his book.

6. Describe the last stage of spiritual awareness in Hinduism called sannyasin.

7. What is the irony of Buddhist practice today?

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

9. How does Sri Ramakrishna explain the Hindu tolerance of other religions?

10. What is the purpose of Jnana yoga in Hinduism?

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