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Life of the Buddha

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

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.
The heart of Buddha's teachings is contained in what? 
a)
The Four Noble Truths
b)
The Vedas
c)
Dharma
d)
Illusions 
19.
When starving himself and meditating didn't work, what did Siddhartha do?
a)
Gave up
b)
Chose a 'middle way' between sin and deinal
c)
Continued meditating and starving for more years
d)
Went back to his life of luxury
20.
What is Buddhist heaven known as?
a)
Nebraska 
b)
Nepal
c)
Nirvana
d)
Nidorina 
21.

Where was the Buddha born?

a)

South India-Kerala

b)

China

c)

North India-Nepal

d)

North America

22.

How many days did the Buddha sit under a fig tree?

a)

96 days

b)

49 days

c)

75 days

d)

45 days

23.

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

24.

Buddha was born into which class?

a)

Higher class

b)

Middle class

c)

Lower class

d)

Upper middle class

25.

What does Buddha mean?

a)

Good person

b)

The truthful one

c)

Enlightened one

d)

Peaceful one

26.

Where does suffering come from?

a)

Nature

b)

Humans

c)

Anger

d)

Desire

27.

When a person gives up everything in life and reaches self realisation, what is it called?

a)

Buddha

b)

Sadguru

c)

Nirvana

d)

Moksha

28.

Buddha saw a sick man, an old man and a dead man. What did he learn from this?

a)

Death

b)

Evil

c)

Life cycle

d)

Suffering

29.

Where did Buddha die?

a)

Nepal

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

India

d)

Bhutan

30.

After Siddhartha become a buddha where did he go?

a)

Sarnath

b)

Bodh Gaya

c)

Uttar Pradesh

d)

Kusinara

31.

Sarnath is near to

a)

Faridabd

b)

Varanasi

c)

Saharanpur

d)

Bihar

e)

None of the above

32.

What is the meaning of cravings?

a)

a painting made on rocks, metallic plates etc

b)

a type of desire

c)

a powerful desire

d)

None of the above

33.

Pilgrimage

a)

A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.

b)

A person who attends Thanksgiving festivities

c)

A holiday in which one fasts for one month

34.

Karma (Hinduism)

a)

Living many lives

b)

The effects of a person's actions that determine their destiny in the next life

c)

Following the divine law

35.

Reincarnation

a)

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

b)

Following divine law and one's duties according to their caste

c)

The effects of a person's actions that determine their caste

36.

A religion and teachings of the Buddha, founded in India in the sixth century

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

37.

Identify the correct definition of the following - Brahmin

a)

The universal spirit or god

b)

Respect for all life

c)

One's duty in life

d)

The highest varna (caste)

38.

The lowest caste in the caste system, performs the worst jobs in society

a)

Sudra

b)

Vaishya

c)

Dharma

d)

Untouchables

39.

To end suffering one must follow the

a)

Middle Way

b)

Dharma

c)

The Eightfold Path

d)

The Five Pillars

40.
The heart of Buddha's teachings is contained in what? 
a)
The Four Noble Truths
b)
Nirvana
c)
Dharma
d)
Illusions 
41.

A large landmass that is connected to a continent

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Citadel

c)

Hinduism

d)

Latitude

42.

Distance north or south of the equator, measured by a set of imaginary lines, or parallels, that run east and west around Earth

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Dharma

d)

Monk

43.

Distance east or west of the prime meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines, or meridians, that run north and south from Earth's poles

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

44.

A Hindu belief that people move in a constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth

a)

Monk

b)

Tribute

c)

Dharma

d)

Reincarnation

45.

The religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the ancient Aryan peoples; it stresses that one main force connects all of life.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

46.

The social system in Hindu society in which a person’s place is determined by the rank of the family to which he or she is born.

a)

Caste System

b)

Monk

c)

Tribute

d)

Latitude

47.

The laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Monk

c)

Caste System

d)

Dharma

48.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the end result of all of a person’s good and bad acts, which determines his or her rebirth

a)

Dharma

b)

Tribute

c)

Karma

d)

Longitude

49.

A religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

50.

A tax, often in the form of crops, paid by one ruler to another, usually to ensure peace or protection

a)

Tribute

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Dharma

d)

Karma