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1. What is the Buddha's real name? 

• Gangas Khan 
• Asoka
• Siddartha Guatama 
• Finn

What did the ascetics give up and do? 

• Their freedoms
• Their fasting
• Their meditation and fasting, no shelter, mediation
• Their sleep, shelter, food, holding their breath, and mediating. 

What class was the Buddha born into? 

• Sudras 
• Untouchables
• Brahmins
• Kshatriya

Where does human suffering come from? 

• From nature
• From wanting what we cannot have
• From wanting what we cannot have, and keep what we like and already have 
• From wanting what we cannot have, keep what we like, and not wanting what we do have 

What does the 8 fold path consist of? 

• Right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. 
• Right decisions, choices, livelihood, no talking, be crazy 
• 8 things that a dude said one day under a tree
• 8 items that the Brahmins felt were very important to the Caste System. 

What are the 4 Noble Truths? 

• Suffering and unhappiness, and no one can escape sorrow
• No one can escape sorrow, people cause their own misery
• No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path
• Truth, Justice, and the American Way 

How long did Siddhartha meditate before finding enlightenment? 

• 48 days
• 40 days 
• 7 days 
• 49 days 

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.

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

• Ten Commandments
• Shar'ia Law
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Five Noble Truths

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