Buddhism

A legendary story about Siddhartha’s birth says that he was born _____________

• on the peak of a mountain.
• from his mother’s side.
• from the mouth of a sacred cave bear.
• fully grown and completely enlightened.

A wandering sage told Suddhodana that Siddhartha would become ________________

• a great king if he were exposed to suffering.
• a world leader if he were exposed to suffering.
• a great teacher if he were exposed to suffering.
• a great teacher and king if he were exposed to suffering.

According to some stories, Siddhartha sat under the ________ for forty-nine days seeking enlightenment.

• holy cave
• temple awning
• Buddha statue
• bodhi tree

After his awakening, the Buddha surrounded himself with a community of monks, his followers, known as the ______________

• sangha.
• disciples.
• superior renunciates.
• king’s men.

At the age of 29, shocked by the suffering in the world, Siddhartha left the palace and became a __________

• wandering renunciate.
• Catholic monk.
• priest to the rural poor.
• gypsy.

Buddhism is _____________

• centered in Hong Kong.
• restricted to Asian people.
• a universal religion.
• exactly like Hinduism.

How old was Siddhartha when he left the palace walls for the first time?

• sixteen
• twenty
• twenty-nine
• thirty-five

Siddhartha was raised by _____________

• his mother.
• his grandfather.
• his grandmother.
• his aunt.

Siddhartha became known as the Buddha after he ______________

• reached the holy age of sixty-five.
• resisted Mara’s temptations and became enlightened.
• left the palace to become a wandering renunciate.
• told his followers about the four noble truths.

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of _____________

• Judaism.
• Christianity.
• Shinto.
• Buddhism.