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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Buddhist Community, Monks, Nuns, and Lay Followers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The religious tradition of Buddhism, at the time of the writing of the book, was followed by over _____ people.
(a) 20 million.
(b) 200 million.
(c) 2 billion.
(d) 100 million.

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

3. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.
(a) Luxemberg.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

4. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from _____.
(a) Harming living creatures.
(b) Eating rice.
(c) Eating with utensils.
(d) Walking with shoes on.

5. One of the noble truths regarding the origin of suffering is the _____ existence.
(a) Chain reaction of.
(b) Thirst for.
(c) Denial of.
(d) Hatred for.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is an ancient language closely related to Sanskrit.

2. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.

3. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.

4. Craving is understood to be the crystallization of _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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