Buddhism_Group 1

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

• A. He meditated under a bodhi (fig) tree for days.

• B.He attained a new level of consciousness-nirvana.

• C. He attained a state of happiness and peace and became the Buddha

• D. All of the answer choices are correct.

2. Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?

• A.China. Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.

• B.China. Spread to the rest of Asia

• C. India. Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East

• D. India. Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea

3. What is Buddha's actual name?

• A. Buddha is his actual name

• B. Siddhartha Gautama

• C. Gautama Buddha

• D. Ashoka

4. Where was buddha born?

• A. Pakistan

• B. Tibet

• C. Nepal

• D.Japan

5. Which dynasty had Vietnamese Buddhism a golden age?

• A. Tran dynasty

• B. Ly dynasty

• B. Le dynasty

• C. Nguyen dynasty

6. When did Buddhism in Cambodia develop and reach its peak?

• A. 9th - 10th century

• B. 10th - 12th century

• C. 11th - 13th century

• D. 12th - 13th century

7. Lunar new year is coming. Do you think the way your parents worship the ancestors belongs to Buddhism or Confucianism?

• A. Buddhism

• B. Confucianism

8. Esoteric Theravada texts flourished in Thailand in the 17th century

• TRUE

• FALSE

9. Materialistic good detracts from spiritual growth?

• TRUE

• FALSE

10. South Asia has greater gender symmetry than Southeast Asia?

• TRUE

• FALSE