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

2. Nagas are mythical _____.
(a) Renouncers.
(b) Guardians.
(c) Flying lions.
(d) Serpents.

3. After his awakening, the Buddha was thought to still have an attachment to the _____ of awakening.
(a) Sound.
(b) Feeling.
(c) Tree.
(d) Seat.

4. Some of the teachings of the Buddha are expressed in conventional terms, and others are expressed in _____ terms.
(a) Ultimate.
(b) Esoteric.
(c) Watered-down.
(d) Harsh.

5. When he ascended to heaven after performing the miracle, under which tree did he sit to do his teaching?
(a) The Liquid Amber Tree.
(b) The Bodhi Tree.
(c) The Karma Tree.
(d) The Coral Tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

2. Vinaya is the word Buddhists use for _____.

3. Karma is a being's _____ of body, speech, and mind.

4. The public concern of Buddhism was living by _____, not doctrinal conformity.

5. At the center of a cakra-vada is the great _____.

(see the answer key)

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