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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Abhidharma, The Higher Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According the the author, what lies at the heart of Buddhism is _____.
(a) Karma.
(b) Dharma.
(c) Brahma.
(d) India.

2. There is a Pali version of the Nikayama/Agama and a _____ translation contained in the Tripitaka.
(a) Chinese.
(b) Cambodian.
(c) Sri Lankan.
(d) Tibetan.

3. The Visuddhimagga is the Path of ____.
(a) Purification.
(b) Least resistance.
(c) Highest insight.
(d) Dependence.

4. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Time.
(b) Earth.
(c) Sand.
(d) Wood.

5. What does the word buddha mean?
(a) One who has opened his heart.
(b) One who has awakened.
(c) One who has eaten of the fruit.
(d) One who has dreamed reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tibetan Buddhism is sometimes called _____ Buddhism.

2. To understand the duhkha is precisely to reach the _____ of the world.

3. The subject of the monk Nagasena's story to the king is a _____.

4. Meditation is the cultivation of _____.

5. The condition of duhkha implies _____ existence.

(see the answer key)

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