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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he ascended to heaven after performing the miracle, under which tree did he sit to do his teaching?
(a) The Bodhi Tree.
(b) The Liquid Amber Tree.
(c) The Coral Tree.
(d) The Karma Tree.

2. One of the five hindrances is _____.
(a) Excitement and depression.
(b) Attention deficit.
(c) Dyslexia.
(d) Encouragement.

3. _____ is the beginning of the Buddhist path.
(a) Rebirth.
(b) Birth.
(c) Faith in the Buddha.
(d) Awakening.

4. In the Mahayana tradition, sutras set out the stages of the _____.
(a) Bodhisattva path.
(b) Levels of consciousness.
(c) Karmic wheel.
(d) Planes of dharma.

5. Good conduct is seen in Buddhism as auspicious action or _____.
(a) Merit.
(b) Speaking.
(c) Praise.
(d) Faith.

6. The linking of different lives into a causal series is understood as a particular function of _____.
(a) Mental phenomena.
(b) Auditory phenomena.
(c) Physical phenomena.
(d) Externally-caused phenomena.

7. In a sutta in the Pali canon, the Buddha is said to have thirty-two _____.
(a) Cousins.
(b) Dreams of Abhidharma.
(c) Marks.
(d) Times in samsara.

8. Gandharvas are celestial _____.
(a) Musicians.
(b) Actors.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Dancers.

9. The southern continent of Jambudvipa is known as the continent of the _____ tree.
(a) Rose-apple.
(b) Birch.
(c) Liquid-amber.
(d) Cypress.

10. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.
(a) Brahma.
(b) Soul.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

11. The sravaka in the Mahayana tradition is a _____.
(a) Fallen monk.
(b) Lay person.
(c) King.
(d) Disciple.

12. The father of the Madhyamaka was thought to have influenced the philosopher _____.
(a) Nietszche.
(b) Kant.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Rilke.

13. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.
(a) Celestial time warps.
(b) World-spheres.
(c) Stargates.
(d) Worm holes.

14. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Gas.
(b) Gold.
(c) Water.
(d) Iron.

15. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.
(a) Soma.
(b) Space.
(c) Fire.
(d) Clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Samsara is _____.

2. As a system of thought, Abhidharma is to be contrasted with the system of _____ of the Buddha.

3. The Brahmajala Sutta is a discourse on the ____.

4. The notion of self is born of _____.

5. To the early Upanisads, the ultimate self is identified with the underlying ground of all reality known as _____.

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