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Beginnings of Buddhism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To mediate is to think deeply about sacred things.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Siddhartha Gautama taught that worshiping gods could bring an end to human suffering.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Nirvana is a condition of endless suffering.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

After Siddhartha Gautama died, Buddhism spread all over India.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Missionaries are people who spread their religious beliefs to others.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Before becoming "The Enlightened One" Gautama was a

a)

priest

b)

prince

c)

farmer

d)

soldier

7.

Confronted by human suffering, Gautama thought it best to

a)

pretend that it didn't exist.

b)

change the form of government.

c)

free the mind through meditation.

d)

realized it could not be prevented

8.

Which of the following statements best describe the teachings of Buddha?

a)

They attracted few followers.

b)

They died out shortly after Buddha himself died.

c)

They remained strongest in India where Siddhartha lived.

d)

They have spread to many parts of Asia

9.

What is the Middle Way?

a)

a path through the Himalaya Mountains

b)

another word for the Indus River

c)

the avoidance of too much pleasure and too much worry

d)

the endless wheel of reincarnation

10.

According to Buddhist belief, who can reach nirvana?

a)

anyone who follows the Middle Way

b)

only the upper castes

c)

only the poor

d)

anyone who is partly selfish and partly unselfish