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S1 Buddhism Ethics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To end suffering one must follow the

a)

Middle Way

b)

4 Sights

c)

4 Noble truths

d)

The Five Precepts

2.

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)

The five moral precepts

3.

Buddha's real name was

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Prince Buddha

c)

Siddhartha Buddha

d)

Buddha Siddhartha

4.

What is the name given to the teachings around the wheel in Buddhism?

a)

4 noble truths

b)

8 Fold Path

c)

5 moral precepts

d)

4 sights

5.

Which did not originate in the Middle East

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

6.

Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Sikhism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Judaism

7.

Which religion has approximately 470 million followers

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Islam

e)

Judaism

8.

What two possible futures did the Hindu priests predict for Prince Siddhartha?

a)

a powerful warrior or brilliant poet

b)

a poor man or religious follower

c)

a religious king or truthful leader

d)

a great ruler or enlightened being

9.

What did Siddhartha do to achieve enlightenment?

a)

meditate / the middle way

b)

fasted to extreme

c)

studied how to be an ascetic

d)

left the palace

10.

Siddhartha took a path to enlightenment that was a balance between extreme life styles. This path was also called the

a)

“middle way.”

b)

“high road.”

c)

“low road.”

d)

“final path.”

11.

What is the Dharmachakra

a)

the symbol of Buddhism

b)

the wheel of life

c)

the 8 fold path

d)

a 7 spoked wheel

12.

Sila is the Buddhist word for what?

a)

action

b)

belief

c)

morality

d)

meditation

e)

truth

13.

How many moral precepts are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

14.

Which is not a moral precept

a)

Refrain from taking life

b)

Refrain from taking what is not freely given

c)

Refrain from wrong speech

d)

Refrain from cheating

15.

Which one of these is NOT one of the 8 fold path

a)

Right Action

b)

Right Speech

c)

Right Charity

d)

Right Livelihood

16.

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Egypt

17.

Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw

a)

happiness.

b)

suffering.

c)

greed.

d)

wealth.

18.

Select the 4 sights from the list below.

a)

age

b)

illness

c)

poverty

d)

death

e)

spirituality

19.

Which is NOT one of the 4 noble truths

a)

Dukkha

b)

Samudaya

c)

Magga

d)

Nirodha

e)

Kamma

20.

The middle way is described in an analogy about what?

a)

Lute

b)

Guitar

c)

Lotus flower

d)

Mustard Seed