WorksheetsLearning About World Religion: Buddhism
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "Buddha" mean?
a)
"Lifted One"
b)
"Awakened One"
c)
"Shining One"
d)
"Sleeping One"
2.
Where was Prince Siddhartha born?
a)
Pakistan
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
3.
Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?
a)
teaching simple principles
b)
embracing people from any level of society
c)
reaching enlightenment
d)
all answers apply
4.
What two possible futures did the Hindu priests predict for Prince Siddhartha?
a)
a powerful warrior or brilliant poet
b)
a poor man or religious follower
c)
a religious king or truthful leader
d)
a great ruler or enlightened being
5.
What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become?
a)
a powerful ruler
b)
a great religious leader
c)
a strong warrior
d)
a husband and father
6.
Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from
a)
being well educated.
b)
marrying.
c)
seeing people suffer.
d)
living a life of luxury.
7.
What happened when Siddhartha was 29?
a)
He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.
b)
He traveled to many different countries to experience different cultures.
c)
He became very sick and was forced to become an ascetic.
d)
He got married to a young noblewoman and built her a new palace.
8.
Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw
a)
happiness.
b)
suffering.
c)
greed.
d)
wealth.
9.
On the prince's first trip outside the palace, he saw a thin, weak man walking along the road. This person was
a)
old.
b)
sick.
c)
dying.
d)
all answers apply.
10.
The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were
a)
aging, greed, and health.
b)
sickness, knowledge, and aging.
c)
aging, sickness, and death.
d)
death, persecution, and sickness.
11.
A person who gives up worldly pleasures is called an
a)
absolute.
b)
alms giver.
c)
authority.
d)
ascetic.
12.
Siddhartha wanted to become enlightened, meaning he wanted to
a)
find truth and freedom from suffering.
b)
learn about Buddhism and pass a test for enlightenment.
c)
understand how people from other cultures lived.
d)
have a strong understanding of all religions.
13.
As part of Siddhartha's ascetic lifestyle, he would sometimes deny himself
a)
food.
b)
sleep.
c)
shelter.
d)
all answers apply.
14.
What did Siddhartha do to try to achieve enlightenment?
a)
meditate
b)
write books
c)
analyze his dreams
d)
study in a Buddhist monastery
15.
Siddhartha took a path to enlightenment that was a balance between extreme life styles. This path was also called the
a)
"middle way."
b)
"hight road."
c)
"low road."
d)
"final path."
16.
Who tried to frighten Siddhartha while he was meditating?
a)
his father and mother.
b)
jealous rivals and warriors.
c)
his followers and other priests.
d)
the god Mara and his three daughters.
17.
Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called
a)
alms.
b)
nirvana.
c)
the Four Noble Truths.
d)
Buddhism.
18.
The basic principles of Buddhism, such as "suffering is present in all things," is called
a)
the Eightfold Path.
b)
the Four Noble Truths.
c)
nirvana.
d)
enlightenment.
19.
What is the idea behind the Four Noble Truths?
a)
All things change.
b)
All things stay the same.
c)
Happiness can last forever.
d)
Suffering never ends.
20.
The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the
a)
Four Noble Truths.
b)
ascetic lifestyle.
c)
Hindu religion.
d)
Eightfold Path.
21.
When Siddhartha reached enlightenment and discovered the Four Noble Truths, he became known as the
a)
Suddhodana.
b)
Brahmin.
c)
Buddha.
d)
King.
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