FIRST FLIGHT - THE SERMON AT BENARAS

Choose the most appropriate option - The word "sermon" means ___________

• A poisonous serpent

• A sacred song

• A religious lecture

• A serene place

These sights moved Buddha. What are they?

• A sick man suffering

• A funeral procession

• A monk begging

• OPTIONS A, B AND C

• The helpers mistreated at the Royal court

Which of the following sentences is wrong about Kisa Gotami?

• She lost her only son

• Her son was poisoned

• She was in grief

• She looked for mustard seeds

The letter "o" in monk sounds like:

(NOTE - Many people mispronounce this word)

• The letter "o" in dog

• The letter "u" in bug

• The letter "o" in joy

• The letter "u" in prunes

The close match for the word "enlightenment":

• Knowledge and experiment

• Awakening and wisdom

• Brightness and light-heartedness

• Grief or loss

Which character was lamenting in this story?

• The people in the story

• Gautama Buddha

• Kisa Gotami

• The man who advised KiSA

According to the story, mortals who cannot escape death are compared to ___________

(more than one answer could be correct)

• Ripe fruits that face the danger of falling early

• Snow that melts in the sun

• Earthen vessels that break one day

• Leaves that wither and fall in autumn

According to the story, mortals are carried after death like ________

• A hen carried by a butcher

• An ox led to the slaughter

• Farmers carrying a sickle to harvest

• A deer running in the child chased by a tiger

HOW WAS THE QUIZ?

• EASY

• INTERESTING

• HARD

• BORING

• I MANAGED