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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. Becoming a monk requires going forth and _____.
(a) Confession.
(b) Purification.
(c) Ordination.
(d) Ritual sacrifice.

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

3. At the writing of the book, the author taught introductory courses on Buddhism at a _____.
(a) Monastary.
(b) Prep school.
(c) University.
(d) New age research center.

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

5. The river that flows through the area where the Buddha gathered a following is called _____.
(a) The Tigris.
(b) The Ganges.
(c) The Krishna.
(d) The Euphrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from eating _____.

2. One of the ten rules of training for a monk involves refraining from false _____.

3. The scholar Etienne Lamotte was from _____.

4. What the Buddha taught is often referred to in the early texts as a system of _____.

5. The Sangha is a community of _____.

(see the answer key)

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