Download Chapter 16 Exam - multiple choice

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Chapter Exam – Multiple Choice
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How were the diverse, enduring Buddhist communities in northwestern
India almost destroyed beginning around the fifth century c.e.?
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Foreign invaders, starting with the Huns and
ending with the Turkish Mughals, conquered
them.
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Drought caused severe famine and loss of life.
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Christian missionaries converted them to
Christianity.
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Hindus conquered them and forced them to
move.
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They could not resist pressure to embrace the
local faiths.
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Which sutra was most cherished and became the bible of Tiantai
Buddhism?
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the Lotus Sutra
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the Prajnaparamita Sutra
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the elementary Mahayana sutras
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the Four Noble Truths
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the Noble Eightfold Path
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What slowed the initial spread of Buddhism in China?
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During the Han Empire, Confucians, who held
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virtually all important government posts, resisted
the new religion.
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The Han Empire persecuted Buddhist
missionaries, who then fled China.
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Many Buddhist missionaries became fascinated
by Confucianism and ultimately followed it.
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Language was a major barrier because the
Buddhist missionaries could not speak Chinese.
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Civil wars caused the fall of the Han Dynasty,
which supported the Buddhist cause.
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What initially attracted the curious Chinese to Buddhism?
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the Buddhist emphasis on disciplined
meditation
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Buddhism's great divergence from Daoism
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Buddhism's great divergence from
Confucianism
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Buddhism's acceptance of the duality between
being and non-being
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the translation of Buddhist literature into
Chinese by Kumarajiva
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How did Zhiyi resolve the contradictions among the diverse Buddhist
teachings in China?
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by explaining the reasons for the differences and Correct
proclaiming that all of the teachings were true
by designating the Mahayana teaching as
elemental
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by declaring the Theravada teaching as the
ultimate and supreme truth
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by founding Tiantai monastery and assuming
strict authority over all Buddhist thought
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by recognizing only the Avatamsaka Sutra as the Incorrect
truth
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Why did Zhiyi, who initiated the teaching of Tiantai Buddhism,
emphasize the third monastic precept, "acceptance"?
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to nurture compassion, and thus eliminate the
illusion of the ego
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to encourage meek acceptance of whatever one
is asked to do
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to illuminate the monks about the importance of Incorrect
accepting Buddha as savior
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to teach the futility of struggle
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to emphasize that acceptance will allow one to
visualize the Buddha Amitabha
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Which of the following sums up the message of the Avatamsaka, the
thrust of the teaching of Huayan?
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see that everything manifests the perfection of
the Absolute
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ceaselessly repeat invocation of the Buddha's
name
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emphasize sitting meditation but keep oneself
open to other methods
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nurture compassion and thus root out hatred
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make oneself deserving of rebirth in the Pure
Land of Sukhavati
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Which of the following will lead to salvation, according to Pure Land
Buddhism?
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faith in other-power (tariki)
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faith in self-power (jiriki)
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repetition of the name of Mahayana
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visualization of Hui Yuan
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presence of Dharmakara at the time of a
person's death
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Of the many Buddhist sects that flourished in China, which two were
destined to dominate the scene in the long run?
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Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
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Huayan Buddhism and Tiantai Buddhism
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Tibetan Buddhism and Tendai Buddhism
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Huayan Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism
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After the persecution of 445 c.e., which Indian meditation-master's
travel to China would initiate a new and profoundly important tradition
in the history of Mahayana Buddhism?
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Bodhidharma
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Avalokiteshvara
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Buddha Amitabha
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Zhiyi
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Kumarajiva
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