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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Buddha, The Story of the Awakened One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The history of Buddhism stretches over _____ years.
(a) 1,500.
(b) 700.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 2,000.

2. The term sramana means _____.
(a) One who eats fruit.
(b) One who strives.
(c) One who breathes life.
(d) One who sits.

3. The tradition of Mahayana Buddhism found in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Southern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

4. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.
(a) Saint.
(b) Blue monkey.
(c) Great warrior.
(d) White elephant.

5. The book looks at what is _____ in the three schools of Buddhist thought.
(a) Separate.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Common.
(d) Modern.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word bodhi means _____.

2. What is the framework which underlies all later Buddhist thought called?

3. Mahayana Buddhism is classified by the author as _____.

4. The Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.

5. The author concentrates on sustained expositions of Buddhist _____.

(see the answer key)

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