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1
What type of Buddhism is popular in Cambodia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka?
Mahayana
Theravada
2
What is a Monastery?
Religious Bald Men
Religious Communities
A compound away from the public in Waco, Texas
Religious Priests
3
What is a Missionary?
A person who spreads religious ideas
A series of action spy films
A person who lies for money
A person who spreads propaganda
4
What were the four things he saw on his journeys outside the palace?
Old man, Sick man, dead man, homeless holy man
A Hindu, a Buddhist, a Jainist, and a Sikh
Old man, young man, middle-aged man, a ghost
three wise men and a king
5
What did the tree become known as?
The Tree of the Dead from Sleepy Hollow
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
The Bodhi Tree or "Tree of Knowledge"
The Giving Tree by Shel SIlverstein
6
Who were the primary members of Nirvana?
Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl
Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Scott Kinney, Mike Starr, Mike Inez
James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, and Cliff Burton
Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder
7
What should you do this weekend?
Study for a Buddhism test and listen to some Nirvana
Stay in your room all day and use snapface and instachat
Go outside and touch grass
Breakout the guillotines and start a revolution
8
The eightfold path leads to what three qualities?
Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism
Wisdom, Enlightenment, Suffering
Vedas, Upanishads, Gurus
Wisdom, Morality, Meditation
9
What did Siddhartha decide after seeing the homeless holy man?
To search for the same sense of joy the holy man had despite being homeless
To build the man a home
To search for a church to pray
To meditate under a fig tree
10
What was Mahavira known for?
Founder of Jainism
Didn't we see this earlier?
He was a vagabond in ancient India
Being a Buddhist
11
About how many Buddhists are in the world today?
a few dozen
400 million
1 billion
400 billion
12
The Buddha believed the "self" was an illusion
True
False
13
Why does Mr. N. feel bad for Mahavira?
Because he was also bald
Mr. N is tired and needs to go to bed.
He was around a really long time ago
He founded an entire religion and all he got was 1 tiny section in the book
14
Where was the Buddha born?
Tibet
Nepal
India...duh!
China
15
What religion did Mahavira start?
Hindu-Buddhism
Jainism
Janeism
Mahabharata
16
Which of the following are noble truths?
Life involves suffering
You must follow the eightfold path to end suffering
desiring things brings suffering
People can end their suffering
17
What was Siddhartha before he became the Buddha?
A Hindu Peasant
A rich Hindu Prince living in luxury
A little bitty baby buddha
A Hindu King
18
Buddhists believe in Reincarnation and Karma
False
True
19
What 2 groups of people did he live and study with?
Hindu Gurus and Jewish Rabbis
Hindu Gurus and Ascetics
Ascetics and Muslim Caliphs
Christian Priests and Evolutionary Biologists
20
Theravada Buddhists focus on the Wisdom of the Buddha
True
False
21
What does it mean to meditate?
...With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
To calm or clear your mind
To picture yourself in a boat on a river...
To clam your mind and clean your soul
22
What did many Indians become at the end of the Vedic Age
teachers of Indian History
Teachers of new philosophies
Teachers of Atheism
Teachers of new sciences
23
What religion did Siddhartha start?
Nirvana
Jainism
Buddhism
Buddyism
24
What is the main teaching of Jainism?
They are the last and most accurate message of God.
They are the way, the truth, and the light
Violence is always the answer
Nonviolence is the path to enlightenment
25
The Buddha Achieved Enlightenment, which means...
A state of the Union Address
A state of uncontrolled chaos
A time period of intense philosophical and intellectual awakening
A state of perfect wisdom
26
ALL Buddhists accept which of the following
the eight truths and the fourfold path
Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
4 noble truths and the eightfold path
Moksha and The Bhagavad Gita
27
What are the 2 dominant branches of Buddhism?
The Vedas and Ramayana
Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita
Sunni and Shia
Theravada and Mahayana
28
Buddhists seek guidance from the 4 noble truths and the
fivefold path
sixfold path
sevenfold path
eightfold path
29
What did the Ascetics do?
Deny they know Jesus three times to Roman authorities
Deny themselves physical comforts to seek a spiritual goal
Deny themselves carbs to lose weight
deny the existence of Brahman
30
Jainism inspired the nonviolent protest of which famous Indian?
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Akbar The Great
Nelson Mandela
31
What would Siddhartha become known as?
The founder of Jainism
The Big Bad Buddha Daddy
The God of Hinduism
The Buddha
32
Mahayana Buddhism focuses on the Compassion of the Buddha
False
True
33
What type of Buddhism is most popular in China, Japan, and the Koreas?
Theravada
Mahayana
34
How long did Siddhartha sit under a fig tree?
49 hours
49 minutes
49 days
49 seconds
35
A person who follows the eightfold path can achieve...
Moksha
Nirvana
Narnia
Naraka
36
What is Nirvana in Buddhism?
A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
The teachings of the Buddha
A cycle of birth and rebirth
A 90's rock band from Seattle
37
After 6 years, Siddhartha decided That...
Life's as extreme as you want to make it
Extremes were not the path to truth
Partying and living in a palace was actually a way better idea
The truth shall set you free
38
What is nonviolence to all life called?
Ahimsa
Ahimzza
Ahemsma
Ah-ha
39
Who were two well known teachers during this time?
Siddhartha Gautama and Mahavira
Sidney Crosby and Mahavira
Sid Vicious and the Maharaja
Siddhartha Gautama and Jainism
40
Which is NOT a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism?
They both believe in Karma
They both believe in Brahman
They both have a form of eternal happiness beyond this world
They both believe in reincarnation
