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Quiz 1
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1.
Which of the Following is not one of the Eightfold Path?
A.
Right Thought
C. Right Appearance
B.
Right Concentration
D. Right Effort
2.
Which of the Following is not one of the Eightfold Path?
A.
Right Timeliness
C. Right Mindfulness
B.
Right Speech
D. Right View
3.
Having a good behavior and right actions is which path?
A.
Right View
C. Right Livelihood
B.
Right Conduct
D. Right Thought
4.
The end of suffering is called
A.
Nirvana
C. Nibbana
B.
Enlightenment
D. All of the above
5.
The Noble Eightfold Path is also called
A.
the Buddhist Way
B.
the central way
C.
the middle way
6. What is 'Dukkha'
A. Rebirth
B. Suffering
C. Previous lives
D. Another name for the Buddha
7. The Buddha was originally known by Siddhatta..........?
A. Hiacomo
B. Prince Abdul
C. Giacomo
D. Gautama
8. Which of the following best fits the response a Buddhist might give to the tsunami?
A. We suffer because of bad karma
B. God has his reasons and we can't question them
C. God is not benevolent
D. The Buddha should have intervened
9. What is samsara?
A. Monks and nuns
B. Suffering
C. Cycle of rebirths
D. Questions of meaning
10. Which of these is true to say about karma?
A. It affects the next life
B. It is in your soul
C. You can see karma
D. Bad actions cause good consequences
11. Where was the Buddha born?
A. Mumbai
B. Moscow
C. Grenada
D. Lumbini
12. What is the name of the Buddhist 'Holy Book'?
A. The Qu'ran
B. The Bible
C. The Tripitaka
D. All of the above
13. What does the Pali word "Nirvana" mean?
A. End of suffering
B. Path of enlightenment
C. Joy to the world
D. Blown Out
14. WHO IS LORD BUDDHAS MOTHERS SISTER
A. Mahamaya
B. Mahaprapathi gothami
C. Siddartha
D. Kavanthissa
15. Where did Shakyamuni Buddha preach the first Buddhist sermons?
A. Eagle Peak
B. Sri Lanka
C. Deer Park
D. Bamboo Grove
16. Which of the following is NOT a word for meditation?
A. samadhi
B. dyana
C. podesha
D. vipassana
17. Ashoka belonged to which dynasty?
A. Mauryan
B. Chakravartin
C. Ghandahar
D. Bimbasara
18. Which is not one of the Three Treasures?
A. The Dharma
B. The Dhukka
C. The Samgha
D. The Buddha
19. Which of the following is the main doctrine of Buddhism?
A. the Middle Way
B. non-dualism
C. 3000 realms in a single moment of life
D. all of the above
20. The first two main divisions of Buddhism were
A. Mahayana and Vajrayana
B. Theravada and Mahayana
C. Theravada and Vajrayana
D. Mahayana and tantra
21. Which one of the following is NOT one of the Three Refuges?
A. The Buddha
B. The Dharma
C. The sangha
D. The prajna
22. Today the majority of Buddhists in Thailand are
A. Mahayanists
B. Theravadins
C. Tantrics
D. Vajrayanists
23. The 'four passing sights' did NOT include
A. A sick man
B. A hungry child
C. A dead man
D. An old man
24. The root meaning of the term 'Buddha' comes from
A. Siddhartha's past lives
B. overcoming temptation
C. having superhuman abilities
D. 'waking up' to reality
25. For how long did the Buddha teach after he discovered nirvana?
A. about forty years
B. about ten years
C. about sixty years
D. about five years
26. The king who contributed for the widespread of Buddhism to different countries
A. King Ashoka
B. Siddhartha Gautama
C. Ram Dass
D. Thich Nhat Hanh
27. What is Buddha’s actual name?
A. Siddhartha Gautama
B. Gautama Budda
C. Buddha is his actual name
28. What is nirvana?
A. The human soul
B. the path
C. Supreme realization of the end of suffering
29. What does Dukkha mean?
A. world is always changing nothings stays for long
B. every animal and human experiences suffering
C. you cant look at one part without looking at the whole thing
30. The four noble truths are?
A. suffering
B. abstain from killing
C. origin of suffering
D. extinction of suffering
E. following the five moral precepts
F. path leading to the extinction of suffering
G. to reunite atman with Brahma
31. Which is not a buddhist holy day?
A. Dhamma day
B. Budha day
C. sangha day
D. diwali
32. what are mudras?
A. a form of meditation
B. hand gestures
C. a type of flower
33. Approximately how many people in the world are Buddhist?
A. 300 million
B. 100 million
C. 600 million
34. What does the word “Buddha” mean?
A. Enlightened one
B. Shining one
C. Contented one
35. Buddhism includes a moral code, called the five precepts. Which of these is NOT one of
those precepts?
A. Do not drink alcohol
B. Do not speak roughly with others
C. Do not lie
D. Do not kill (animal or human)
E. Do not steal
36. True or False: Buddhists believe that each person has a soul.
True
False
37. True or false: to become a Buddhist, one must go through extensive ceremonies.
True
False
38. Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, and Abhidhamma Pittaka are also know as
A. The Pali Books
B. The Three Canons
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40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
A.
B.
C.
D.
C. The Three Books
D. The Tipitakas
The First Buddhist Council met ___________ after the departure of Lord Buddha.
A. 3 days
B. 3 months
C. 3 years
D. 3 BCE
The ______ Buddhist Council decided that ALL the teachings of Buddha will be written down.
A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Fifth
Before books were written, the teachings of Buddha were __________ by monks.
A. told
B. memorized
C. recited
D. All of the Above
According to the teachings of Buddha, meditation will bring
A. Information
B. Suffering
C. Wisdom
D. Freedom
One of the three Universal Truths is that _______ changes.
A. Everything
B. Nothing
C. Eternal
D. Mindfulness
The word karma is associated with which law?
A. The law of gravity
B. The law of cause and effect
C. The law of change
D. The law of nothing-is-lost
What is the symbol of the dhamma (dharma)?
Wheel
Flag
Chair
Flower
46. The principal aim of the Buddha's teaching is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The alleviation of suffering
Transcendental knowledge of metaphysical truth
Attainment of the noble principle of perfect equity
Certain ecstatic, exalted mystical states
All of the above
47. According to the teachings of the Buddha, what perpetuates the cycle of death and rebirth is:
A. Desire and the attachments which follow from desire
B. The will of the gods
C. Ignorance of one's own essential divinity
D. The indestructibility of the soul
E. C & d
48. The Buddha taught that everything in the physical world shares certain characteristics that he
called the "Three Marks of Existence". What are they?
A. Twain, Spitz and Wahlberg
B. Life, death and the afterlife
C. Impermanence, suffering and egolessness
D. Karma, dharma and sutra
49. What is the path to happiness in Buddhism?
A. path of freedom
B. ancient path
C. path of love
D. middle way