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Buddhism

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Buddha's real name?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Moksha

2.

What does Buddha mean?

a)

Suffering

b)

Life of Moderation

c)

Enlightened One

d)

An awakening to the truth

3.

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

Shar'ia Law

d)

The Five Noble Truths

4.

According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment?

a)

Follow the Ten Commandments

b)

Get as many material possessions as possible

c)

Follow the Eightfold Path

d)

Follow the 12-step Program

5.
The man who became the Buddha was born a ____________
a)
prince.
b)
pauper.
c)
merchant.
d)
farmer.
6.
What is the Middle Path?
a)
A life of moderation
b)
A state of no more suffering
c)
Right thought
d)
Right concentration
7.
In the Eightfold Path, this says to develop mental focus needed for meditation.
a)
Right livelihood 
b)
Right effort 
c)
Right mindfulness
d)
Right meditation 
8.

What is nirvana?

a)

a state of perfect peace

b)

heaven

c)

paradise

d)

a state of perfect pizza

9.

What is a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others?

a)

monk

b)

rabbi

c)

missionary

d)

priest

10.

What was taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana?

a)

The Five Pillars

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

The Eightfold Path

d)

Ten Commandments

11.

What is a Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound?

a)

mosque

b)

stupa

c)

Kaaba

d)

shul

12.

What are the sacred writings of Buddhists?

a)

Vedas

b)

Qur'an

c)

sudras

d)

stupas

13.

What is a place of worship that is often dedicated to a sacred object or person?

a)

mosque

b)

Kaaba

c)

shrine

d)

shul

14.

What symbolizes enlightenment and is the throne of Buddha for many statues?

a)

Lotus

b)

Rose

c)

Lily

d)

Carnation

15.

What is the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life?

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

Brahman

d)

Atman

16.

What do you call a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery?

a)

missionary

b)

monk

c)

nun

d)

minister

17.

How should Buddhists follow The Eightfold Path; not too much pleasure, and not too much suffering?

a)

No Doubt

b)

One Direction

c)

Middle Way

d)

Why Don't We

18.

What is it to go without food for a period of time?

a)

fast

b)

feast

c)

fest

d)

fat

19.

What is it called to focus the mind on spiritual ideas?

a)

meditation

b)

mediation

c)

median

d)

mediocre

20.

What is it to go without food for a period of time?

a)

fast

b)

feast

c)

fest

d)

fat

21.
According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to make Prince Siddhartha Gautama walk away from the comforts of princely life?
a)
Siddhartha's father wanted him to be a great religious leader so he encouraged him to leave.
b)
His father kicked him out and said he no longer wanted Siddhartha to be king someday.
c)
Siddhartha left the palace and saw all the joy in the world.  He wanted to be a part of it.
d)
At age 29, he saw the pain and suffering of the world and was shocked.  He left his comfortable life in search of a greater truth.
22.
According to tradition, how did Siddhartha Gautama become the Buddha?
a)
He meditated under a bodhi (fig) tree for days.
b)
He attained a new level of consciousness-nirvana.
c)
He attained a state of happiness and peace and became the Buddha
d)
All of the answer choices are correct.
23.
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Shar'ia Law
c)
The Four Noble Truths
d)
The Five Noble Truths
24.
According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment?
a)
Follow the Ten Commandments
b)
Follow the Eightfold Path
c)
Get as many material possessions as possible.
d)
Follow the 12-step Program
25.
Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?
a)
China.  Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
b)
China.  Spread to the rest of Asia
c)
India.  Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
d)
India.  Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea
26.
What institutions did Buddhists create to help promote the spread and study of Buddhist thought?
a)
Churches
b)
Synagogues
c)
Monasteries
d)
Mosques
27.
What are Buddhists in search of?
a)
Truth
b)
Nirvana
c)
Heaven
d)
Paradise
28.
What is the Middle Path?
a)
A life of moderation
b)
A state of no more suffering
c)
Right thought
d)
Right concentration
29.
When a Buddhist reaches "enlightenment" it is said they reach a certain state that is translated as "snuffing out" as in blowing out a lamp. What is this state called? 
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Nirvana
c)
bliss
d)
Mumbai
30.
What did Siddhartha Guatama see in his travels that upset him? 
a)
He saw too many people that were stealing from the poor and giving to the rich. 
b)
He saw too many homes that needed to be repaired. 
c)
He saw beggars, people who were ill, and people broken down by age with no home and no where to go. 
d)
He saw too many people that needed to bathe. 
31.
According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer? 
a)
People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
b)
People suffer because they are mean. 
c)
People suffer because they don't go to school. 
d)
People suffer because they want to. 
32.
What is one reason the principles of Buddhism became popular? 
a)
Buddha was a wise person. 
b)
Buddha was an attractive person
c)
Buddhism did not accept the caste system. 
d)
Buddhism was only for smart people. 
33.

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Egypt

34.

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 of these options

35.

This is part of life, according to Buddha

a)

Nirvana

b)

Meditation

c)

Suffering

d)

Karma

36.

Not taking a job that would hurt others

a)

Right Speech

b)

Right Mindfulness

c)

Right Action

d)

Right Livlihood

37.

Island Buddhist Country that is South east of India

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Taiwan

c)

Japan

d)

Pakistan

38.

The religion that traveled along the Silk Road and became dominant in East Asia.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

39.

The religion Siddhartha was born into

a)

Islam

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

40.

The rebirth of the soul, a belief in Hinduism and Buddhism

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Meditation

c)

Nirvana

d)

Dharma

41.

Controlling thoughts and feelings

a)

Right Mindfulness

b)

Right Action

c)

Right Speech

d)

Right Vision

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