Why did Siddhartha become an ascetic?

Which one of the following was NOT a way that showed Siddhartha was not a ordinary baby?

• He immediately walked and talked

• His birth was predicted by an elephant in a dream

• A prophecy said he would be a holy man or a great King

• His birth was predicted by a tiger in a dream

What did Siddhartha's father try to protect him from?

• Sufferage

• Suffering

• Suffixes

• Stuffing

Why was Siddhartha's father trying to protect him?

• To make him a sick man

• To make him a holy man

• To make him a great King

• To make him an old man

Why did Siddhartha leave the palace?

• To suffer

• To solve the problem of suffering

• To see the four sights

• To gain enlightenment

Who did Siddhartha decide to copy?

• The old man

• The sick man

• The holy man

• The great King

Which of the following means someone who practises extreme self discipline?

• Aesthetic

• Anaemic

• Anaesthetic

• Ascetic

Which of the following is NOT something Siddhartha tried to solve the problem of suffering?

• Becoming an ascetic

• Fasting

• Meditating

• Praying

What was the benefit of meditating for Siddhartha?

• It gave him a feeling of bliss

• It helped him understand suffering

• It made him disappointed

• It lowed his anxiety levels

What was the drawback of meditating for Siddhartha?

• It gave him a feeling of bliss

• It gave him a feeling of anger

• It didn't help him resolve his problem

• It gave him a feeling of disappointment

Why was fasting unhelpful to Siddhartha?

• It gave him a feeling off bliss

• It made him too weak to resolve his problem

• It made him too disappointed to resolve his problem

• It made him too upset to resolve his problem