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

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

3. Eighty-one types of dharma are _____.
(a) Conditioned.
(b) Opened.
(c) Broken.
(d) Reversed.

4. The classifying and sorting of experiences is called _____.
(a) Recognition.
(b) Skill.
(c) Decision-making.
(d) Placement.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Earlier texts state that the universe as a whole comprises a vast number of _____.

4. Good conduct is seen in Buddhism as auspicious action or _____.

5. Samsara is _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is access concentration in meditation?

2. What did the Buddha do after performing the miracle after his awakening?

3. How is the term 'self' considered meaningless in Buddhism?

4. What is bhavanga?

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

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

7. What did the Buddha say of the beginning of samsara?

8. What is causal connectedness?

9. What is the wheel of becoming?

10. Why is stilling the mind an integral goal of Buddhist meditation?

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