Unit 3, Quiz #3: Buddhism

What is the Buddha's real name?

• Ghengis Khan

• Ashoka

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Moksha

What does Buddha mean?

• Suffering

• Life of Moderation

• Enlightened One

• An awakening to the truth

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

• Ten Commandments

• The Four Noble Truths

• Shar'ia Law

• The Five Noble Truths

According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment?

• Follow the Ten Commandments

• Get as many material possessions as possible

• Follow the Eightfold Path

• Follow the 12-step Program

What did Siddhartha Guatama see in his travels that upset him?

• He saw too many people that were stealing from the poor and giving to the rich.

• He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go.

• He saw too many homes that needed to be repaired.

• He saw too many people that needed to bathe.

The man who became the Buddha was born a ____________

• prince.
• pauper.
• merchant.
• farmer.

What is the Middle Path?

• A life of moderation
• A state of no more suffering
• Right thought
• Right concentration

What class was the Buddha born into? 

• Sudras 
• Untouchables
• Brahmins
• Kshatriya

According to tradition, how did Siddhartha Gautama become the Buddha?

• He meditated under a bodhi (fig) tree for days.
• He attained a new level of consciousness-nirvana.
• He attained a state of happiness and peace and became the Buddha
• All of the answer choices are correct.

Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?

• China.  Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
• China.  Spread to the rest of Asia
• India.  Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
• India.  Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea