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Life of Buddha

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the Buddha born?

a)

South India-Kerala

b)

China

c)

North India-Nepal

d)

North America

2.
What was Buddha's name?
a)
Sumatra
b)
Sidney
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
Suzanne 
3.
What was the first sight that Siddhartha saw on his journey out of the palace?
a)
An old man
b)
A dead man
c)
A penguin
d)
A rich man
4.
What was the second sight that Siddhartha saw?
a)
A sick man
b)
A penguin
c)
A holy man
d)
A micro pig in wellington boots
5.
What was the third sight that Siddhartha saw?
a)
A dead man
b)
A newborn baby
c)
A penguin
d)
A sick man
6.
What did Siddhartha see at the end of his journey which inspired him to change his life?
a)
A holy man
b)
A clown
c)
A man stealing from people
d)
His wife
7.
Where did Siddhartha begin his meditation?
a)
On the biggest hill in the land
b)
In his back garden
c)
Under the Bodhi tree
d)
In a river
8.

What is the Buddha believed to have achieved?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Entrapment

c)

The gold cup on Mariokart

d)

Peace

9.

What/Who is the Buddha?

a)

a title given to someone who has achieved enlightenment, used usually to refer to Siddhartha Gautama.

b)

A religious follower called Siddhartha Gautama

c)

A religious book called the Buddha

d)

A religious building Buddhists attend

10.

What did Siddartha's mother dream about?

a)

A white elephant who pierced her side with its tusk.

b)

A dove which rested on her arm.

c)

An elephant which rested beside her.

d)

A dog which followed her home.

11.
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.
12.

According to prophecy, what was Siddartha destines to become?

a)

A father

b)

A great king or a revered holy man

c)

A guru

d)

A holy man or a monk

13.

Why did Buddha tell people stories?

a)

The buddha told people stories to teach them how to tell better stories.

b)

The buddha told the people stories to teach them how to draw.

c)

The buddha told the people stories to teach them love and kindness.

14.

What community did The Buddha set up?

a)

Shugo

b)

Cargha

c)

Manki

d)

Sangha

15.

What did one of the Buddhas enthusiastic followers say about him?

a)

You're the best!

b)

O Blessed One, you are certainly the greatest of all teachers who have ever lived!

c)

You are the best teacher in the world!

16.

What would please the Buddha more than praise?

a)

Practicing thinking for themselves and being respectful to others

b)

Being rude and disrespectful

c)

Gifts

17.
When starving himself and meditating didn't work, what did Siddhartha do?
a)
Gave up
b)
Chose a 'middle way' 
c)
Continued meditating and starving for more years
d)
Went back to his life of luxury
18.
Where did Siddhartha begin his meditation?
a)
On the biggest hill in the land
b)
In his back garden
c)
Under the Bodhi tree
d)
In a river
19.
Where did Buddhism originate?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
Rome
20.
The heart of Buddha's teachings is contained in what? 
a)
The Four Noble Truths
b)
The Vedas
c)
Dharma
d)
Illusions