Buddhism Quiz

Who was Siddartha Gautama before he became the Buddha?

• a guru
• an ascetic
• a Brahmin
• a Hindu prince

How did Buddha achieve enlightenment?

• He fasted.
• He meditated.
• He suffered,
• He studied with gurus.

Which practice or belief is NOT shared by Buddhism?

• reincarnation
• caste system
• cycle of life
• karma

What is the goal of following the Eightfold Path?

• to reach nirvana
• to reach the Middle Way
• to be reincarnated
• to become the Buddha

Which is NOT one of the 4 noble truths?

• All life involves suffering.
• The way to overcome selfish desires is to follow the Eightfold Path.
• Take the MIddle Way to enlightenment.
• Suffering is caused by selfish desires.

Who spread the teachings Buddhism to all parts of the world?

• gurus
• missionaries
• ascetics
• brahmins

Which are the three qualities achieved by following the eightfold path.

• wisdom, morality, praying
• compassion, wisdom, meditation
• wisdom, mortality, medication
• wisdom, morality, meditation

Name the Buddhist sect that focuses on Buddha's compassion.

• Theravada
• Mahayana
• Bodhisattvas
• Morganinians

True or False.  Buddhists believe in may gods?

• True
• False

This word means 'a state of perfect wisdom;.

• meditate
• Eightfold Path
• Middle Way
• Enlightenment