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Buddhism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Dukkha is one of the Three Marks of Existence. What does it mean?

a)

Impermanence

b)

No 'soul'

c)

Suffering

2.

What Does Anicca mean?

a)

Impermanence

b)

No 'soul'

3.

What is the Middle Way?

a)

A life of moderation

b)

A state of no more suffering

c)

Right thought

d)

Right concentration

4.
To end suffering one must follow the 
a)
Middle Way
b)
Dharma
c)
The Eightfold Path
5.
According to Buddha the cause of suffering was
a)
Not achieving enlightenment 
b)
A life of moderation
c)
Desire or want
6.

Siddhartha became the Buddha after he ______________

a)

reached the holy age of sixty-five.

b)

resisted Mara’s temptations and became enlightened.

c)

left the palace to become a wandering renunciate.

d)

told his followers about the four noble truths.

7.
Siddhartha’s young life was free from suffering because _____________
a)
he was destined to become the Buddha.
b)
his father kept him within the palace walls and hid unpleasant things from him.
c)
he was born in a utopian community.
d)
all children were protected from the harshness of the world during that time.
8.
The Five Precepts are
a)
Five books to read
b)
Five moral rules Buddhists live by
c)
The Five mistakes you should never make
d)
Five lessons the Buddha teaches
9.
What does the Wheel of Life show us?
a)
How to follow the Eight Fold Path
b)
The story of Buddha's birth
c)
How Buddha reached enlightenment
d)
Suffering, its cause, and how to end it
10.
how many 'noble truths' are there?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
which of the following is not a step of the eightfold path?
a)
right speech
b)
right concentration
c)
right livliehood
d)
right inspiration
12.
why might a knowledge of impermanence help me suffer less?
a)
i'm less likely to become as attached to things that will break/die/disappoint
b)
i'll only aim for things that are produced to a high quality
c)
it won't hurt when I cut myself
d)
I won't care about anything any more
13.

What is Vinaya Pitaka

a)

Stories and teachings of the Buddha

b)

Rules for monks and nuns of communties

c)

Notes and commentaries of Buddha's teachings

14.

What is Anatta

a)

The belief that there is no soul

b)

Impermanence

c)

Suffering

15.

What is Sutta Pitaka

a)

Rules for monks and nuns

b)

Commentries and notes on the buddha's teachings

c)

Stories and teachings of the Buddha

16.

Abhidamma Pitaka is Reflections on Buddha's teachings

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which is not one of the four noble truths

a)

Suffering (Dukkha)

b)

Sufferings caused by cravings (Samudaya)

c)

To stop suffering by stopping cravings (Nirodha)

d)

To follow the eightfold path to enlightenmet (Magga)

e)

None of them

18.

What are the two divisions of Wisdom in the eightfold path

a)

Right livelihood

b)

Right understanding

c)

Right speech

d)

Right thought

19.

Which is not a division of ethical conduct

a)

Right speech

b)

Right action

c)

Right thought

d)

Right livelihood

20.

Which is not a division of mental discipline in the eight fold path

a)

Right speech

b)

Right effort

c)

Right mindfulness

d)

Right livelihood