Buddhist Beliefs and Teachings Revision Quiz 3

1. 1. Which one of the following is not one of the Three Marks of Existence?

• Anatta

• Magga

• Anicca

• Dukkha

2. 2. Which of the following is not a reason the Buddha left his life of wealth?

• The Four Sights and the realisation of life's impermanence and suffering.

• A desire to seek true enlightenment and liberation.

• • He wanted to find a solution to suffering as a holy man.

• • The prophecy made by a sage named Asita was fulfilled.

• He was seeking revenge against his father for hiding him away in the palace.

3. 3. How does the Buddha’s life as an ascetic influence Buddhists today?

• • Discipline and willpower are needed to achieve enlightenment. 

• Not to be an ascetic.

• Inspiration to inflict physical suffering on themselves.

• Encouragement to Embrace Meditation and Self-Discipline.

• To live by the middle way.

4. 4. Match the following types of Dukkha to their meanings

• Suffering of Change

• Sankhara-dukkha

• Suffering of Existence

• Viparinama-dukkha

• Painful Suffering

• Dukkha-dukkha

4. 5. The story that teaches about suffering is Kisa Gotami and the

(a)  

5. 6. Which of the following was not one of the Four Sights that influenced Siddhartha Gautama to seek enlightenment?

• Old age

• Sickness

• Wealth

• Death

7. 7. Match the 3 poisons to the animals...

• Ignorance

• 
• Greed

• 
• Hatred

• 

8. 8. According to Buddhism, attachment is considered a cause of suffering because it leads to:

• Increased wisdom

• The desire for material possessions

• The perpetuation of craving and dissatisfaction

• The realisation of enlightenment

9. 9. Which of the following is the correct order of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism?

• Suffering, Cause of Suffering, Cessation of Suffering, Path to the Cessation of Suffering

• Cause of Suffering, Suffering, Path to the Cessation of Suffering, Cessation of Suffering

• Cessation of Suffering, Path to the Cessation of Suffering, Cause of Suffering, Suffering

• Path to the Cessation of Suffering, Suffering, Cause of Suffering, Cessation of Suffering

10. 10. Which of the following statements best reflects the concept of Anicca in Buddhist philosophy?

• All phenomena are permanent, and only the mind undergoes change.

• The experience of suffering (dukkha) is an illusion created by the mind’s attachment to impermanent things.

• All conditioned things, including the self, are in a constant state of flux, and this change is inevitable.

• Anicca refers to the idea that suffering is caused by an eternal soul.