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Buddhism

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the founder of Buddhism? 
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
2.
Where did Buddhism originate?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
Rome
3.
What was Buddha also known as? 
a)
The clever one
b)
The enlightened one
c)
king of the Buddhists
d)
His Holiness
4.

Buddha is a god

a)

true

b)

false

5.

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

6.
Buddhism shares its roots with this other major religion. What is it?
a)
Christianity
b)
Confucianism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Taoism
7.

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

8.

What is the Dhammapada?

a)

A famous Buddhist figure

b)

A collection of sayings

c)

A festival

d)

A name given to a Buddhist ceremony

9.

What percentage of the world's population practice Buddhism?

a)

6%

b)

15%

c)

Between 8% and 10%

d)

Between 5% and 7.5%

10.

Approximately how many Buddhists are there in the UK?

a)

178,000

b)

3756

c)

250,000

d)

1.2 million

11.

When was the Buddhist society founded?

a)

1999

b)

1947

c)

1898

d)

1924

12.

Why is Buddhism popular?

a)

Buddhism asks you to just believe in what you can see

b)

Buddhism helps people to let go of all things material and focus on what is really important in life.

c)

Buddhism is used as a resolution to common problems experienced in modern-day life.

d)

Buddhism is empirically based