When did Siddhartha become known as the Buddha?

When he reached enlightenment and discovered the Four Noble Truths.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

the prince who became the Buddha

Which of the following is one of the Four Noble Truths?

Suffering is caused by desires.

Why did the Buddha decide to follow a "middle way"?

Neither riches nor being an ascetic led to nirvana.

The king chose to prevent his son from seeing suffering because

he wanted his son to become a king.

Why did the Buddha become thin from lack of food?

He fasted for spiritual reasons.

Why did the Buddha decide not to escape into enlightenment right away?

He wanted to teach people the path he had found.

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1
A person who gives up worldly pleasures
nirvana
ascetic
karma
monism
2
Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
many lifetimes
making pilgrimages
ritual bathing
many gods
3
An ideal state of happiness and peace
prediction
suffering
seeking
nirvana
4
When did Siddhartha become known as the Buddha?
When he became a prince.
When he traveled outside of his palace and saw suffering.
When be became an ascetic.
When he reached enlightenment and discovered the Four Noble Truths.
5
To hold back and refuse something
privilege
prediction
transformed
denied
6
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
the prince who became the Buddha
the leader who organized the Buddha's followers
the priest who taught about the Buddha
the enemy who was defeated by the Buddha
7
To gladly take in ideas, beliefs, or opinions.
predictions
embraced
fasting
suffering
8
To actively search for something or someone
fasting
abandon
embrace
seek
9
Which of the following is one of the Four Noble Truths?
Study leads to wisdom.
Suffering is caused by desires.
Joy is achieved by praying.
Only death can end cravings.
10
If you decided to live as an ascetic, what would you have to do?
give up most of what you own
become a parent of a large family
abandon your religion
become ruler of a kingdom
11
A guess as to what will happen in the future
prediction
awakened
transformed
alms
12
Why did the Buddha decide to follow a "middle way"?
Neither struggle nor acceptance summed up all of life.
Neither life on Earth nor life after death seemed most important.
Neither riches nor being an ascetic led to nirvana.
Neither the Four Truths nor the Eightfold Path worked without the other.
13
The king chose to prevent his son from seeing suffering because
he was preparing his son to become a priest.
he wanted his son to become a king.
he wanted his son to follow ascetics.
he was afraid his son would become ill.
14
What is the idea behind the Four Noble Truths?
Happiness can last forever.
All things change.
All things stay the same.
Suffering never ends.
15
Why did the Buddha become thin from lack of food?
He fasted for spiritual reasons.
He was locked away in a tower.
Famine spread over the country.
Nobody would give him alms.
16
The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were
sickness, knowledge, and aging
aging, greed, and health
death, persecution, and sickness
aging, sickness and death
17
The four basic doctrines, or principles of Buddhism
Four Paths
Four Noble Truths
Four Nirvana Truths
Four Little Truths
18
Goods or money given to the poor
ascetic
embraced
enlightenment
alms
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Why did the Buddha decide not to escape into enlightenment right away?
He preferred to follow a middle way.
He did not want to leave his wife and child behind.
He wanted to teach people the path he had found.
He forgot his dream when he woke up.
20
What did the Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?
a chest filled with jewels
the entrance to a deep cave
basic truths for living
a wise man who guided him
21
To change in appearance or character
seeking
embraced
transformed
pilgrimage
22
A Sanskrit word meaning "enlightened" the name given to the man who founded Buddhism.
Prince
Nirvana
Siddhartha
Buddha
23
The name “Buddha” meant one who was
everlasting.
awakened.
sorrowful.
all-powerful.
24
A key idea of Buddhism followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
Four Noble Truths
Buddhism
enlightenment
Eightfold Path
25
The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the
Hindu religion
Eightfold Path
Four Noble Truths
ascetic lifestyle
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The state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
ascetic
enlightenment
nirvana
peace

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