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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 irony of Buddhism and India?
(a) Buddhism was never understood in India.
(b) Buddhism replaced the centuries old practice of Hinduism in India.
(c) Buddhism never flourished in India.
(d) Buddhism flourishes all over Asia except in India where Buddhism was born.

2. What is the central characteristic of the Sikh?
(a) The Sikh seeks unity with God through hard work.
(b) The Sikh seeks unity with God through love.
(c) The Sikh seeks unity with God through self denial.
(d) The Sikh seeks unity with God through money.

3. Why did Confucius earn the title of First Teacher?
(a) Because of his prominence in China as a teacher
(b) Because he taught the Emperor
(c) Because no one had ever been a teacher before
(d) Because he was first a teacher and then a politician

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

5. How might the rise of Buddhism be compared to the Protestant Reformation?
(a) It was a reaction to the excesses of the Hinduism of the day.
(b) It started because people could not read.
(c) It started by Siddhartha nailing theses to a temple door.
(d) It started as a rebellion against a human head of religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the followers of the Buddha categorize his teachings?

2. What is the viewpoint of the Theravada Buddhist?

3. What is the most popular form of yoga and has the most followers?

4. What is the real idea behind the three Taoist senses?

5. What is the Taoist outlook on good and evil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Simply stated, how do the three approaches to Taoism come together?

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

3. Explain something about the Atman.

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

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

6. What is the usefulness of practicing karma yoga?

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

8. Why is Zen Buddhism so difficult to define in words?

9. How did the Buddha get his name?

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

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