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Yr 7.3 RE Baseline Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
What are Buddhists in search of?
a)
Truth
b)
Nirvana
c)
Heaven
d)
Paradise
5.
What is the Middle Path?
a)
A life of moderation
b)
A state of no more suffering
c)
Right thought
d)
Right concentration
6.

In Buddhism, the rebirth of a soul in a new body is....

a)

reincarnation

b)

kharma

c)

nirvana

d)

resurrection

7.
The god or supreme deity for Buddhism is
a)
Siddartha Gautama
b)
The Dalai Lama
c)
There is no god or supreme deity
d)
The Bodhisattvas
8.
A chant used for meditation
a)
Metta
b)
Karma
c)
Mantra
d)
Hymn
9.
Who was the founder of Buddhism? 
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
10.
What was Buddha also known as? 
a)
The clever one
b)
The enlightened one
c)
king of the Buddhists
d)
His Holiness
11.

What is nirvana?

a)

a state of perfect peace

b)

heaven

c)

paradise

d)

a state of perfect pizza

12.

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

13.

What are the sacred writings of Buddhists?

a)

Vedas

b)

Qur'an

c)

sudras

d)

stupas

14.

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

15.

What is the tree of enlightenment. Buddha to be sat under the tree in profound meditation until he achieved enlightenment.

a)

oak

b)

elm

c)

bohdi

d)

palm

e)

cypress

16.

Buddha was born as a ________.

a)

pauper

b)

prince

c)

king

d)

merchant's son

17.

What does "Buddha" mean?

a)

"Lifted One"

b)

"Awakened One"

c)

"Shining One"

d)

"Sleeping One"

18.

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Egypt

19.

The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were

a)

aging, greed, and health.

b)

sickness, knowledge, and aging.

c)

aging, sickness, and death.

d)

death, persecution, and sickness.

20.

What did Siddhartha do to try to achieve enlightenment?

a)

meditate

b)

write books

c)

analyze his dreams

d)

study in a Buddhist monastery

21.
Why did King Suddhodana lock Siddhartha in the palace?
a)
So he wouldn't see suffering
b)
So he wouldn't get sick
c)
So he wouldn't fall in love
d)
So he wouldn't overeat
22.
What was so odd about Prince Siddhartha's birth?
a)
He was born with three arms
b)
He was born singing
c)
He was born walking and talking
d)
He couldn't speak
23.
Who did Siddhartha meet on his first trip outside the palace?
a)
Old Man 
b)
Sick Man
c)
Dead Man
d)
Ascetic
24.
Who did Siddhartha meet on his second trip outside the palace?
a)
Old Man 
b)
Sick Man
c)
Dead Man
d)
Ascetic
25.
Who did Siddhartha meet on his third trip outside the palace?
a)
Old Man 
b)
Sick Man
c)
Dead Man
d)
Ascetic
26.
Who did Siddhartha meet on his fourth trip outside the palace?
a)
Old Man 
b)
Sick Man
c)
Dead Man
d)
Ascetic