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1st Year RE Buddhism

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buddihsm was founded in...

a)

North East India

b)

North East Ireland

c)

North East Iceland

d)

North East Iowa

2.

This statue/image is of....

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

The Buddha

d)

Brahma

3.

The Buddha was born....

a)

Abraham

b)

Isaac

c)

Jacob

d)

Prince Siddhartha Gautama

4.

The Buddha/Prince Siddhartha's early life (until the age of 29) was...

a)

A life of hardship

b)

A life of priviledge

5.

Prince Siddhartha left the palace for good when he was...

a)

9

b)

19

c)

29

d)

39

6.

Prince Siddhartha left the palace because....

a)

He wanted to travel

b)

In search of food

c)

In search of the deeper meaning of life

d)

He wanted to leave his family

7.

When he left the palace he practiced a life of....

a)

Asceticism

b)

Acrobatics

8.

Asceticism means living a life of....

a)

Indulgence

b)

Travel

c)

Work

d)

Fasting, prayer & hardship

9.

Siddhartha felt the best way to achieve inner peace was to follow....

a)

The right path

b)

The left path

c)

The middle path

d)

The open path

10.

Siddhartha meditated for 49 days under....

a)

A burning bush

b)

A christmas tree

c)

A bodhi/fig tree

d)

A palm tree

11.

Eventually after meditating under a bodhi tree for 49 days, Siddhartha acheived...

a)

Peace

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Tranquility

d)

Compassion

12.

Englightenment in the Buddhist tradition is called...

a)

Nirvana

b)

Dharma

c)

Moksha

d)

Karma

13.

The word Buddha in the religion/tradition means....

a)

The compassionate one

b)

The enlightened one

c)

Teacher

d)

Preacher

14.

The sacred text in Buddhism is....

a)

The Bible

b)

The Pali Canon

c)

The Vedas

d)

The Torah

15.

The cycle of death, birth & rebirth in Buddhism is called....

a)

Samsara

b)

Karma

c)

Moksha

d)

Dharma

16.

The main beliefs in Buddhism are... (select three)

a)

The four noble truths

b)

The five precepts

c)

The noble eightfold path

d)

The ten commandments