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Buddha

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Buddha was born Prince Siddharta Gautama

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When the Buddha was a baby....

a)

a wise man told his parents that if he ever saw the outside world he would become a religious leader

b)

a wise man said he would one day become king

c)

a wise man said he would one day lose his faith

3.

Siddharta's father kept his son at the palace and

a)

gave him several wives

b)

gave him everything he could ever wish for

c)

stopped him from going into the garden

d)

locked him up in a tower

4.

which one of these was one of the 'four sights' the young prince saw when he went out into the local town?

a)

he saw a woman praying for forgiveness

b)

he saw a sick child and had never seen a sick child before

c)

he saw an old man and had never seen an old man before

d)

he saw a holy woman looking for enlightenment

5.

Seeing the 'four sights' made Siddharta feel

a)

hopeful

b)

worried

c)

happy

d)

sad

6.

Siddharta was sad about the sights he saw and decided

a)

to leave home and become a holy man

b)

to stay in the palace and do nothing

c)

to become a religious leader

7.

Siddharta wanted to find enlightenment. This means..

a)

leading a balanced life

b)

finding the answers

c)

having knowledge and understanding of the meaning of life

d)

living your best life

8.

After becoming a holy man and nearly starving to death, he realised..

a)

being poor and hungry gave him no answers

b)

being poor and hungry gave him all the answers

c)

being poor and hungry made him more devoted as a holy man

9.

He decided that the best way to live was somewhere between rich and poor. He called this..

a)

the balanced way

b)

the only way

c)

the final way

d)

the middle way

10.

After meditating for a long time he became..

a)

a role-model for all others

b)

inspired to teach others how to meditate

c)

happy again

d)

enlightened and the supreme Buddha

11.

He decided to teach others. His teachings about life are known as

a)

Tanakh

b)

Dhamma

c)

Shakra

d)

Shalom

12.

Buddhists today follow his ideas and teachings because

a)

they want to find the meaning of love

b)

they want to find enlightenment

c)

they want to be true to the Buddha