Buddhism Check-in

1. What does polytheism mean?

• The belief in one God
• The belief in more than one God

2. Buddhism is one of the world's oldest organized religions. Buddhism began in ________

• Africa
• Europe
• Asia

3. The Buddha was a Prince in Nepal, near India, and was sheltered from suffering. When he eventually left the palace and saw how the world really was, he meditated on how to shed one's burdens. Through his meditation, he became enlightened, or The Buddha. Meditation means ____________

• Going for a certain amount of time without food
• Deep mental reflection and thought to help you have clarity on a subject
• Being reborn in a new form or body after death

4. Buddhism has a god

• True
• False

5. Buddhism looks within oneself rather than to a God or gods for guidance on living a good and purposeful life.

• True
• False

6. What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?

• To achieve wealth

• To achieve Nirvana

• To achieve power

7. What is the main teaching of Buddhism?

• Desire is the root of all suffering

• Life is a cycle of birth and death

• Both are correct

9. Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Jesus Christ

• Muhammad

11. What is the Buddhist path to end suffering called?

• The Eightfold Path

• The Four Noble Truths

• The Five Precepts

12. What is the Buddhist term for the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth?

• Samsara

• Nirvana

• Dharma