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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Mahayana, The Great Vehicle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word duhkha mean?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Power.
(c) Control.
(d) Meditation.

2. To whom did the Buddha teach dharma after he performed the miracle after his awakening?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

3. The classifying and sorting of experiences is called _____.
(a) Decision-making.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Skill.
(d) Placement.

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

5. The Buddha is the author of _____ books and treatises.
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.

2. The father of the Madhyamaka was thought to have influenced the philosopher _____.

3. According to the author, Buddhism is typically seen as a history of _____ Theravada Buddhism.

4. To the early Upanisads, the ultimate self is identified with the underlying ground of all reality known as _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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