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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. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from handling _____.
(a) Cadmium and titanium.
(b) Nickel and iron.
(c) Gold and silver.
(d) Copper and lead.

2. Some three months after the death of the Buddha, 500 arhats took part in a _____.
(a) Silent meditation.
(b) Communial recitation.
(c) Vedic sacrifice.
(d) Fire ritual.

3. The three types of suffering are pain, change, and _____.
(a) Reactions.
(b) Separation.
(c) Conditions.
(d) Boredom.

4. The coming of the _____ into India did not bring political unity, but brought ideology that affected Indian culture.
(a) Sudras.
(b) Aryas.
(c) Dharmas.
(d) Stupas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The book looks at what is _____ in the three schools of Buddhist thought.

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

3. Mahinda was a Buddhist monk who was the son of the emperor _____.

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

5. The word trsna means _____.

(see the answer key)

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