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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author concentrates on sustained expositions of Buddhist _____.
(a) Anthropomorphism.
(b) Cosmology.
(c) Secularism
(d) Anthropology.

2. The Buddha is the author of _____ books and treatises.
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Ten.

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

4. The Theravading Vinaya specifies that the candidate for pravrajya must be old enough to _____.
(a) Eat from a bowl.
(b) Measure the stars.
(c) Walk a tight rope.
(d) Scare crows away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bodhisattva's mother dreamed of a _____ carrying a lotus on the night he was conceived.

2. Arhats are the names of Buddhist _____.

3. The Sangha is a community of _____.

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

5. One of a monk's four basic resources is a robe made of _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Rig Veda communicated orally?

2. How is food addressed in the Vinaya?

3. How does the author feel he acts as a spokesman for Buddhism?

4. Why does the author believe that there is some basis in history for the existence of the Buddha?

5. Why does the author say that he wrote this book on Buddhism?

6. Why does the Buddhist saint not harm living creatures?

7. Which offenses can result in a probationary period involving loss of full status as a member of the Sangha by a monk?

8. What is the responsibility of a Buddha regarding teaching?

9. How were the first Buddhist nuns acknowledged? What was the reaction of the Buddha to this?

10. What does the author say about satya in relation to a Buddhist creed?

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