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. How has the Western mind often viewed the Path of Renunciation?
(a) As the ultimate comparison to Christianity
(b) As a life-denying spoilsport
(c) As an example of good ethics
(d) As the best Hinduism has to offer

2. How did the followers of the Buddha categorize his teachings?
(a) As a religion of infinite compassion
(b) As a religion of regulations
(c) As a religion of suffering
(d) As a religion of sacrifice

3. What do (1) the brahmin, or seer; (2) the kshatriya, or administrator; (3) the vaishya, or producer; and (4) the shudra, or servant represent?
(a) The stations of life
(b) The highest forms of yoga
(c) The divisions of monks
(d) The levels of education

4. What is the idea of the spirit in Hinduism?
(a) It dies with the body that houses it.
(b) It does not exist apart from the mind.
(c) It is the exclusive property of the body.
(d) The spirit is eternal and changes its habitation when it outgrows an old one.

5. How does the yogi eliminate distractions of the mind during raja yoga?
(a) The yogi concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of all others.
(b) The yogi puts cotton in his ears.
(c) The yogi lies flat of his back.
(d) The yogi concentrates on reading.