Vesak Day Quiz 1

Where does Buddhism originate?

• China

• India

• Japan

• Thailand

The Third Noble Truth states

• Desire and love can be overcome.

• Desire and greed can be overcome.

• Desire and avarice can be overcome.

• Desire and attachment can be overcome.

Nirvana is a

• Liberation from worldly desire

• State of Bliss

• The Goal of Buddhists

• All of the above

• None of the above

After interpreting the queen's dream (Buddha's mother), the Brahmins said this might happen...

• The prince could rule the universe.

• he might die

• he might discover the sacred recipe for coffee

• if the prince left his royal life he might become the Buddha

This picture shows...

• The prince Siddhartha Gautama's birth

• Siddhartha Gautama becoming the Buddha

• Siddhartha Gautama discovering 3 forms of suffering

• Siddhartha Gautama giving up everything to become an ascetic

This picture shows...

• The prince Siddhartha Gautama's birth

• Siddhartha Gautama becoming the Buddha

• Siddhartha Gautama discovering 3 forms of suffering

• Siddhartha Gautama giving up everything to become an ascetic

This picture shows...

• The prince Siddhartha Gautama's birth

• Siddhartha Gautama becoming the Buddha

• Siddhartha practicing archery

• Siddhartha Gautama giving up everything to become an ascetic

While sneaking out of the palace a few times, what did Siddhartha see?

• a lady, a dead body, and a sick person

• a man, a dead body, and a sick person

• an old person, a sick person, and a lady

• an old person, a sick person, and a dead body.

According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer? 

• People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
• People suffer because they are mean. 
• People suffer because they don't go to school. 
• People suffer because they want to. 

What are Buddhists in search of?

• Truth
• Nirvana
• Heaven
• Paradise