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Siddhartha

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these were rules for the palace?

(Select multiple options, then press 'Submit' at the bottom of the page)

a)

You had to be rich

b)

You had to be young and beautiful

c)

You had to be free from illness

d)

You had to ignore the outside world

e)

You had to be positive all the time

2.

What is the name of Siddhartha's best friend?

a)

Gotama

b)

Govinda

c)

Kamala

d)

Kamaswami

3.

When Siddhartha joins the Samanas, what pleasant surprise does he find?

a)

That he has a brother

b)

That his own father was once a Samana

c)

That Govinda has also joined the Samanas

d)

That the Samanas have decided to make Siddhartha their leader

4.

In the course of his confrontational departure from the Samanas, how does Siddhartha silence their leader?

a)

By gazing at him hypnotically

b)

By wrestling with him and winning

c)

By criticizing the dress of the Samanas

d)

By threatening to tell Gotama about them

5.

How does the ferryman first seem to Siddhartha?

a)

Bitter and lost

b)

Cringing and self-serving

c)

Contented and smiling

d)

Dazed and confused

6.
Before Siddhartha embarked on his spiritual journey he lived the life of a:
a)
Merchant
b)
Samana
c)
Brahmin
d)
Buddah
7.
Why did Siddhartha want to leave his father and mother?
a)
He was tired of poverty
b)
He was angry with his parents
c)
He was seeking Kamala
d)
He was seeking enlightenment
8.
How does Siddhartha convince his father to allow him to leave?
a)
He starves himself
b)
he waits in his office all night
c)
He persuades his mom first
d)
He uses Govinda's influence
9.
Why can't Siddhartha surrender to the ways of Gotoma?
a)
He finds him arrogant
b)
He wants to be with Kamala
c)
He seeks experience
d)
He thinks he lies
10.
What does Kamala teach Siddhartha?
a)
the art of love
b)
the art of meditation
c)
the ways of the child-like people
d)
The importance of OM
11.
Siddhartha believes he and Kamala are the same for the following reason:
a)
they have Samana hearts
b)
they can't love
c)
they dream about birds
d)
they distrust the child-like people
12.

________ refers to the essence of each individual living thing

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Atman

d)

Vishnu

13.

How is the Buddha (the Illustrious One) physically described?

a)

white robe and radiates peace

b)

chubby, but not fat, friendly but not silly

c)

leathery skin like an elephant

d)

looks like the other monks except he smiles like a child

14.

Mara is

a)

a rice dish made with goat milk

b)

the god of pestilence, disease, and distraction

c)

a grove of trees

d)

a Sanskrit word for "peace"