Buddhism 1

What does "Buddha" mean?

• "Lifted One"

• "Awakened One"

• "Shining One"

• "Sleeping One"

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

• Pakistan

• India

• China

• Egypt

Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?

• teaching simple principles

• embracing people from any level of society

• reaching enlightenment

• all of the above

What two possible futures did the Hindu priests predict for Prince Siddhartha?

• a powerful warrior or brilliant poet

• a poor man or religious follower

• a religious king or truthful leader

• a great ruler or enlightened being

What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become?

• a powerful ruler

• a great religious leader

• a strong warrior

• a husband and father

Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from

• being well educated.

• marrying.

• seeing people suffer.

• living a life of luxury.

What happened when Siddhartha was 29?

• He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.

• He traveled to many different countries to experience different cultures.

• He became very sick and was forced to become an ascetic.

• He got married to a young noblewoman and built her a new palace.

Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw

• happiness.

• suffering.

• greed.

• wealth.

On the prince's first trip outside the palace, he saw a thin, weak man walking along the road. This person was

• old.

• sick.

• dying.

• all of the above

The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were

• aging, greed, and health.

• sickness, knowledge, and aging.

• aging, sickness, and death.

• death, persecution, and sickness.