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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Abhidharma, The Higher Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sthaviras is a Buddhist term that refers to ______________.
(a) Novices.
(b) Commoners.
(c) Elders.
(d) Boddhis.

2. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.
(a) Heart.
(b) Soul.
(c) Brahma.
(d) Mind.

3. Samsara is _____.
(a) Heaven.
(b) Chakra light source.
(c) The round of rebirth.
(d) Death.

4. The Tibetan Kanjur and _____ canon were translated between the seventh and thirteenth centuries.
(a) Pali.
(b) Dharma.
(c) Tripitaka.
(d) Tenjur.

5. There are _____ Nikayas.
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Four.
(d) Ninety-nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?

2. Nagas are mythical _____.

3. The dhyanas are levels of _____.

4. Some three months after the death of the Buddha, 500 arhats took part in a _____.

5. The four _____ are from the realm of the Supreme Gods.

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