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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 historical event occurred just as Confucius began teaching?
(a) The arrival of Marco Polo
(b) The Peloponnesian War
(c) The birth of Mohammed
(d) The collapse of the Chou Dynasty

2. How was the "Old boy" of Taoism often seen?
(a) Riding off on a water buffalo
(b) Riding off on a donkey
(c) Riding off on an ostrich
(d) Riding off on a white horse

3. What is the objective of philosophical Taoism?
(a) Figuring out the complexities of living
(b) Reasoning things out by questions and answers
(c) Quietude that is expressed as pure effectiveness in simplicity
(d) Making something useful for all humanity

4. Eventually, how do Hindu minds conceive of God?
(a) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become constellations.
(b) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become animals.
(c) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become statues.
(d) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become total abstractions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya?

2. What did religious Taoism accommodate that other religions in China did not?

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

4. Who profits most from raja yoga?

5. When does karma come into effect?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the irony of Buddhist practice today?

5. Explain something about the Atman.

6. What is the usefulness of practicing karma yoga?

7. How did the Buddha get his name?

8. Explain dharma and sangha and their relationship to Buddhist monks.

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

10. Tell how one word came to epitomize Buddhism.

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