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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 Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia is called _____ Buddhism.
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Southern.
(d) Northern.

2. Buddhism does not involve the belief in a _____.
(a) Creator God.
(b) Meditative state.
(c) Sangha.
(d) System of practices.

3. The oldest portion of the Vedas is called the _____.
(a) Atharvaveda.
(b) Yajurveda.
(c) Samaveda.
(d) Rg Veda.

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

5. One of the three fundamental defilements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Delusion.
(b) Distraction.
(c) Consent.
(d) Dissent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Theravada tradition is classified by the author as _____.

3. Asoka, the great _____ king, was thought to have been consecrated 218 years after the death of the Buddha.

4. What are stupas?

5. Tibetan 'Vehicle of the Diamond Thunderbolt' is also known as _____ Buddhism.

(see the answer key)

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