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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, No Self, Personal Continuity and Dependent Arising.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The subject of the monk Nagasena's story to the king is a _____.
(a) Dog.
(b) Chariot.
(c) Camel.
(d) Hut.

2. According to the author, Christianity can be explained as a system of _____.
(a) Sacrifices.
(b) Canons.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Laws.

3. Death is simply a _____ of events.
(a) Recurrence.
(b) Continuation.
(c) Distraction from.
(d) Reconfiguration.

4. The Bodhisattva was conceived on the _____ night of Asadha, or July.
(a) Darkest.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Full moon.
(d) Longest.

5. The life of the wandering monk assumes sufficient _____ of the surrounding community.
(a) Coercion.
(b) Coherence.
(c) Good will.
(d) Laissez faire.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.

2. How many days after the Bodhisattva was born did his mother die?

3. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from using _____.

4. The Sangha is a community of _____.

5. The _____ school of Buddhism in the sixth and seventh centuries was suspicious of theoretical formulations regarding the practice of Buddhism.

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