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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Word of the Buddha, Buddhist Scriptures and Schools.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.
(a) Urdu.
(b) Bali.
(c) Pali.
(d) Purdu.

3. The author's aim in writing the book was to act as a _____ for the principles of Buddhism.
(a) Monk.
(b) Commentator.
(c) Spokesman.
(d) Renouncer.

4. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Northern.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Western.
(d) Southern.

5. What are stupas?
(a) Indian saints.
(b) Indian burial mounds.
(c) Indian writings.
(d) Indian prayer rites.

Short Answer Questions

1. East Asian Buddhism has coexisted with Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and more recently but less happily, _____.

2. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.

3. The word sutra literally means _____.

4. The various Indo-Aryan dialects, the vernacular of Buddha's time, are known as _____.

5. What does the word buddha mean?

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