WorksheetsHumanities Pre Test
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "Buddha" mean?
a)
Suffering
b)
Enlightened One
c)
Life of Moderation
d)
An awakening to the truth
2.
One part of a Buddhist monk's life is
a)
giving up all of your possessions
b)
translating scripture into a new language
c)
growing long hair
d)
living in Korea
3.
The god for Buddhism is ____.
a)
Siddartha Gautama
b)
The Dalai Lama
c)
There is no god
d)
The Bodhisattvas
4.
A sacred book for Buddhists is ____.
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Tripitaka
c)
Torah
d)
Qur'an
5.
A way to remove desire and achieve enlightenment or bodhi is to ___.
a)
Follow the Ten Commandments
b)
Follow the Eight fold Path
c)
Get as many possessions as possible.
d)
Follow the 12-step Program
6.
Visual aid that is used to help someone concentrate on meditation .
a)
Sangha
b)
Mandala
c)
Dukkha
d)
Stupa
7.
A Buddhist shrine where artifacts of a Buddha are housed and is often used as an area for meditation is called a
a)
Mandir
b)
Synagogue
c)
Stupa
d)
Gurdwara
8.
A community of Buddhist monks
a)
Bhikkhu
b)
Sangha
c)
Dharma
d)
Dhukka
9.
A leader Buddhist from Tibet area; lives in India now since China invaded in 1959.
a)
Siddartha Gautama
b)
The Bodhisattvas
c)
The Dali Lama
d)
Aung Sang Su Kii
10.
One of the three symbols for Buddhist
a)
Lilly
b)
Iris
c)
Lotus
d)
Hyacinth
11.
A chant used for meditation
a)
Metta
b)
Karma
c)
Mantra
d)
Hymn
12.
In Buddhism ..what do they call the teaching of Buddhism.
a)
Dharma
b)
Sangha
c)
Bhikkhu
d)
Mandalas
13.
The first Noble truth is that Life is Suffering AKA __.
a)
Dukkha
b)
Arhat
c)
Sangha
d)
Bhikkhu
14.
The 2nd Noble Truth is that the cause of dukkha is _______.
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
desires
d)
Samsara
15.
What does the Buddhist holiday Vesak celebrate?
a)
The Middle Path
b)
The birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha
c)
The life of the Dalai Lama
d)
New Year
16.
Buddhist believe if you accept the 4 Noble truths and follow the Eight Fold Path you may reach _____.
a)
Theravada
b)
Samsara
c)
Heaven
d)
Nirvana
17.
The school of Buddhism found that focuses on perfection of nature and liberation from Samsara through Ahimsa.
a)
Feng Shui
b)
Tripitaka
c)
Jainism
d)
Confucianism
18.
What is the Buddha's real name?
a)
Genghas Khan
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddartha Guatama
d)
Dalai Lama
19.
Founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching?
a)
Buddha
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Lao Tzu
d)
Confucius
20.
A person who has reached Nirvana?
a)
Bhikkhu
b)
Arhat
c)
Vinaya
d)
Mandala
21.
Buddha, Dharma & Sangha are known as ______?
a)
Holy Trinity
b)
3 Graces
c)
3 Jewels
d)
3 Amigos
22.
When you die your soul comes back in another body?
a)
Dukkha
b)
Vinaya
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Tripitaka
23.
Is harmony found through placement and order?
a)
Feng Shui
b)
Tao
c)
Zen
d)
Bhikkhu
24.
AKA as Daoism; is more of a philosophy than a religion, the belief that polar opposites keep the universe running smooth?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Feng Shui
c)
Buddhism
d)
Taoism
25.
How long did Siddhartha meditate before finding enlightenment?
a)
48 days
b)
40 days
c)
7 days
d)
49 days
26.
Is a Buddhist monk?
a)
Dukkha
b)
Bhikkhu
c)
Sangha
d)
Arhat
27.
______________ is a Japanese religion that is based on historical rituals of Japan with mythological deities?
a)
Shinto
b)
Dharma
c)
Daoism
d)
Wu-Wei
28.
The Four Noble Truths all discuss what?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
The Middle Way
c)
Buddha's death
d)
Suffering
29.
In Buddhism, what is the Middle Path?
a)
A life of moderation
b)
A state of no more suffering
c)
Right thought
d)
Right concentration
30.
The principle of non-action or lack of excessive effort.
a)
Tai
b)
Wu-Wei
c)
Shinto
d)
Zen
31.
Right speech means that you must speak…?
a)
Kindly
b)
With purpose
c)
Truthfully
d)
All of the above
32.
A book written with profound words of wisdom by Lao Tzu (Laozi)... founder of Taoism .
a)
Shinto
b)
Tao Te Ching
c)
Angkor Wat
d)
Yin & Yang
33.
The place in Tibet where the Dali Lama resided until China invaded in 1959. .
a)
Anghor Wat
b)
Myanmar
c)
Vesak
d)
Potala Palace
34.
He taught principals of living in harmony with others.
a)
Confucius
b)
Lao Tzu
c)
Laozi
d)
Dali Lama
35.
Japanese architecture defining sacred ground?
a)
Feng Shui
b)
Torii
c)
Zen
d)
Arhat
36.
Use to be the imperial palace of the Chinese Dynasties; now a museum in Beijing.
a)
Potala Palace
b)
Torii
c)
Forbidden City
d)
Myanmar
37.
Where would you see these stupas?
a)
Beijing, China
b)
Lhasa, Tibet
c)
Khatmandu, Nepal
d)
Bagan, Myanmar
38.
What does ahimsa mean?
a)
Do no harm
b)
Nothing lasts forever
c)
Do not desire
d)
Middle Path
39.
A Buddhist Temple in Cambodia?
a)
Potala Palace
b)
Myanmar
c)
Angkor Wat
d)
Mandala
40.
Conduct followed by a Buddhist monk?
a)
Vinaya
b)
Sangha
c)
Bhikkhu
d)
Dukkha
41.
Where did Buddhism originate?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
42.
A form of self defense that has turned into a way of keeping the body and mind in harmony.
a)
Sangha
b)
Tai Chi
c)
Dukkha
d)
Ahimsa
43.
Japanese _______ is a school that aims at enlightenment through meditation.
a)
Chi
b)
Taoism
c)
Zen
d)
Jainism
44.
Symbol of Taoism
a)
Chi
b)
Zen
c)
Wu-Wei
d)
Yin & Yang
45.
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
a)
Samsara
b)
Kharma
c)
Nirvana
d)
Dharma
46.
The Tiger's Nest is a fmous Buddhist monastery found in _______.
a)
Tibet
b)
Nepal
c)
Bhutan
d)
Kathmandu
47.
A statue of an enlightened one.
a)
Buddhadevada
b)
Buddhaarta
c)
Buddharupa
d)
buddhapalita
48.
Where would these prayer wheels be found?
a)
Japan
b)
Thailand
c)
Tibet
d)
Myanmar
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