Hiri and Ottapa Quiz

What is Hiri?

• Feeling scared of being punished

• Feeling proud of doing bad things

• Feeling ashamed inside when you think of doing something wrong

• Feeling excited when you break a rule

What is Ottapa?

• Fear of punishment only when caught

• Fear of consequences and hurting others if you do something wrong

• Feeling bored of being good

• Worrying about homework

The Buddha said these two protectors guard the world. What are they?

• Hiri and Ottapa

• Kindness and Peace

• Sleep and Play

• Respect and Love

Hiri and Ottapa help people to stop themselves from:

• Sleeping too much

• Doing wrong in actions, speech, and thoughts

• Playing during class

• Eating too much chocolate

The Sutta where the Buddha talked about Hiri and Ottapa is called:

• Metta Sutta

• Lokapala Sutta

• Fire Sermon

• Kindness Sutta

You feel ashamed just thinking about lying to your teacher.

• Hiri

• Ottapa

• Happiness

• Pride

You don’t cheat on your test because you’re afraid of hurting your learning and disappointing your parents.

• Kindness

• Hiri

• Ottapa

• Bravery

You want to take a toy from the classroom, but you feel bad inside because you know it's not right.

• Hiri

• Ottapa

• Excitement

• Greed

You nearly shout at a friend, but stop because you fear you’ll hurt their feelings and lose the friendship.

• Joy

• Hiri

• Ottapa

• Anger

You are tempted to play games all night, but stop because you fear being too tired and doing badly in school.

• Hiri

• Ottapa

• Curiosity

• Confusion