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The Life of Buddha

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal did Siddhartha Gautama's mother see in her dream?

a)

A canary holding a sunflower

b)

A white elephant holding a lotus flower

c)

A tiger holding a tree branch

d)

A turtle holding a sprig of thyme

2.

True or False: Another word for the first noble truth is dukkha.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

At Siddhartha Gautama's birth, what did the wise man predict he would be?

a)

An intelligent scholar, or a great king

b)

A military commander, or a religious leader

c)

A great merchant and trader, or a good farmer

d)

A great king, or a religious leader

4.

What did the monks and the followers of Buddha do after his death?

a)

Entered aesthetic lifestyle to be like Buddha, trying to reach Nirvana in the same way

b)

Visited important sites of his life( birthplace, where he reached Nirvana), and they founded monastic schools to help followers answer questions about Buddhism.

c)

Built a large temple for Buddha, called all of his followers from around the region to pray and meditate together

d)

Began to spread Buddha's teachings by sending monks off to the neighboring regions

5.

What are three recommended stupas to visit on a Buddhist pilgrimage?

a)

His place of birth, his enlightenment, and his death

b)

The palace where he grew up, the city he visited, and the first Buddhist monastery established

c)

His wife's house, his son's birthplace, and his mother's garden

d)

His favorite shop to visit in the marketplace, a place mentioned in his teachings, and where he got married

6.

What did Siddhartha Gautama see when he entered the city?

a)

a merchant, a farmer, and a baker

b)

an aged man, a sick man, a corpse and an aesthetic

c)

a Hindu priest, a monk, and a non-religious man

d)

a market, a village, and a farm

7.

What country has the largest Buddhist population?

a)

Nepal

b)

Vietnam

c)

Indonesia

d)

China

8.

At what age was Siddhartha Gautama married?

a)

25

b)

18

c)

15

d)

20

9.

Which of these is NOT a noble truth that Buddha taught?

a)

People are the ultimate source and solution to suffering

b)

The cause of suffering is desire

c)

Suffering can end in Enlightenment

d)

Through meditation, you can end suffering

10.

True or False: Siddhartha Gautama's wife's name was Yasodahara.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are steps on the Eightfold Path?

a)

Right Harvest, Right Market, Right Trade

b)

Honest Mindfulness, Honest Concentration, Honest Effort

c)

Great Health, Great Spirituality, Great Harvest

d)

Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Effort

12.

Where and how did Buddha reach Enlightenment?

a)

underneath a Bodhi tree, by living an aesthetic lifestyle

b)

In a forest, by eating a large meal

c)

In a palace, by studying the history of his kingdom

d)

In the market, by buying a certain fish

13.

What did Buddha ask his followers to do when he died?

a)

Create prayer spaces on every continent (never completed)

b)

Bury Buddha at his birthplace

c)

Cremate Buddha, and use remains to create relics

d)

Write down his teachings, leave on top of a high mountain

14.

True or False: Siddhartha Gautama's son's name is Dharma.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What did Buddha practice as an ascetic?

a)

Overeating, lavish parties, and spending money

b)

Self-deprivation: fasting, physical pain, and holding breath

c)

Farming and hunting to support his ascetic community, visit the marketplace twice a week, help the poor in the town

d)

Reading for days in the royal library, studying mathematics with the finest mathematician, becoming an apprentice in an apothecary shop