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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 term 'abhidharma' means _____ dharma.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Higher.
(c) Lower.
(d) Raining.

2. Some of the teachings of the Buddha are expressed in conventional terms, and others are expressed in _____ terms.
(a) Ultimate.
(b) Watered-down.
(c) Esoteric.
(d) Harsh.

3. An _____ is a being from a lower realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology.
(a) Angel.
(b) Argonaut.
(c) Astral traveler.
(d) Animal.

4. A Tathagata teaches that _____ has a beautiful beginning, a beautiful middle, and a beautiful ending.
(a) Sutra.
(b) Karma.
(c) Dharma.
(d) Vinaya.

5. Death is simply a _____ of events.
(a) Reconfiguration.
(b) Continuation.
(c) Recurrence.
(d) Distraction from.

Short Answer Questions

1. The self is characterized as _____ in the early Upanisads.

2. The Mahayana view of the universe is that, ultimately, only the _____ is real.

3. _____ are regarded as ultimate bits of matter, which is similar in concept to dharma.

4. The Buddha apparently approved of worship at _____.

5. One of the four elements in Buddhism is _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things does abhidharma refer to in Buddhist tradition?

2. How is world contraction described according to the Abhidharma?

3. How does the sense of self spring from delusion?

4. What miracle did the Buddha perform after his awakening?

5. How are the thirty-one levels of existence classified? Who resides in these realms?

6. What is bhavanga?

7. What is dependent arising?

8. How are the lower and higher realms of existence different from each other in Buddhism?

9. How is faith compared to a gem and a stream in Buddhism?

10. What is causal connectedness?

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