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Mahayana & Theravada Buddhism

Authored by Carolyn Mazierski

History

9th Grade

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Mahayana & Theravada Buddhism
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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While Theravada Buddhism originated in India, in which region of the world would an ethnographer most likely find pockets of the faith still thriving today?

South Asia
East Asia
Oceana
Middle East

2.

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Who was Siddhartha Guatama? 

A Brahmin
A priests
An untouchable 
The Buddha

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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According to Buddha's teaching (& the beliefs of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhists), why do people suffer? 

People suffer because they desire too many worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
People suffer because they are mean. 
People suffer because they don't go to school. 
People suffer because they want to. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Using the architectural clue AND your knowledge of social studies, Mahayana Buddhism would most likely be found in which of the following countries today?

China
Sri Lanka
Cambodia
Myanmar

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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A Bodhisattva is:

A Thai monk
A god
An enlightened being dedicated to reincarnating to help others
An enlightened being who has entered final nirvana

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Theravada:

Dominant Population of the Gupta Empire ; Migrated from Southern China
The Regional Classes of India in Which People Interacted with Others in Their Group
Third Ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India
The Original Teachings of Buddha; stay true to the Tipitaka

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Ashoka: 

The Original Teachings of Buddha
The Regional Classes of India in Which People Interacted with Others in Their Group
War-lord turned Buddhist Ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India
Empire Modeled Like the Mauryans Began from Mayadha

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