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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Confucianism, Rival Answers, | Chapter IV, Confucianism, Confucius' Answer, | Chapter IV, The Content of Deliberate Tradition,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Siddhartha sitting as he gained enlightenment?
(a) Under the bo tree.
(b) On the banks of the Ganges.
(c) On a royal throne.
(d) In a Hindu temple.

2. What do the guidelines for right conduct in Buddhism resemble?
(a) The Pledge of Allegiance
(b) The Ten Commandments
(c) The Boy Scout Code
(d) The Bill of Rights

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did the Realists hold about society that needed harsh laws?

2. What is the Hindu attitude toward other religions?

3. How does Sri Ramakrishna illustrate the experience all the great world religions?

4. What is one way Jnana yoga suggests one can distinguish Self from one's lesser physical being?

5. What is the Zen koan?

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