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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Buddhism, The Secret of the Flower, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Diamond Thunderbolt, | Chapter III, Buddhism, The Image of Crossing,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does karma come into effect?
(a) When the spirit resides in a cow.
(b) When the spirit occupies a human form.
(c) When the spirit has reincarnated.
(d) When the spirit is in insect form.

2. What are the Hindu stages of life?
(a) Birth, separation, retirement, death
(b) Student, marriage, retirement, detachment
(c) Fetus, birth, education, work
(d) Infant, student, career, enjoyment

3. What did the Buddha think about religious rituals?
(a) He ridiculed rites as mere superstitions.
(b) He taught they were necessary exercises.
(c) He thought they had been neglected.
(d) He invented new ones for his day.

4. How does Hinduism teach that pain can be endured?
(a) By focusing on that which distracts the mind from the pain itself
(b) By learning to enjoy the sensations of pain
(c) By certain natural pain inhibitors taken orally
(d) By avoiding situations that have a potential for pain

5. What is the Hindu concept of galaxies of finer or courser natures?
(a) These are other life forms in the universe.
(b) These are paths the spirit travels in quest of God.
(c) These are illusions with which man must deal.
(d) These are obstacles to be reasoned out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?

2. What is the tanha?

3. In the caste system, who receives the greatest punishment for wrong doing?

4. Who profits most from raja yoga?

5. Why is the question of "is this all" relevant to Hinduism?

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