wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Short Course RS Key Word Quiz #2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The five skandhas are: form, sensations, perceptions, mental activity and consciousness. What do Buddhists believe they represent?

a)

the five noble truths

b)

the five aspects that make up a person

c)

the fivefold path

d)

the five ascetics

2.

What is the definition of samsara?

a)

the language used in later Indian Buddhist texts

b)

the repeating cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

c)

a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

d)

the Buddha’s teachings

3.

Dukkha, anicca and anatta are the three marks of existence. Is that true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Enlightenment means

a)

being reborn into another being - reincarnation

b)

three characteristics fundamental to all things: dukkha, anicca and anatta

c)

the gaining of true knowledge about the nature of reality

d)

a demon that represents spiritual obstacles, especially temptation

5.

The five aggregates (skandhas) are impermanent

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of these are the three refuges?

a)

The Buddha

b)

The Sangha

c)

The Dharma

d)

The Karma

7.

Which term is this the definition for?


emptiness; the concept that nothing has a separate, independent ‘self’ or ‘soul’

a)

Anicca

b)

Sunyata

c)

Arhat

d)

Buddha-nature

8.

Which term is this the definition for?


the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them

a)

Buddha-nature

b)

Sunyata

c)

Buddhahood

d)

Theravada

9.

Which school of Buddhism is considered to be traditional and conservative

a)

Mahayana

b)

Theravada

10.

Which school of Buddhism incorporated beliefs from other religions and includes Pure Land Buddhism?

a)

Theravada

b)

Mahayana

11.

Which keyword matches the definition: the foundational Buddhist beliefs about the nature of human existence.

a)

The Three Refuges

b)

The Three Poisons

c)

The Three Marks of Existences

d)

The Threefold Way

12.

Sunyata means

a)

a state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace

b)

a school of Buddhism known for being traditional and placing emphasis on the three refuges

c)

when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha

d)

emptiness; the concept that nothing has a separate, independent ‘self’ or ‘soul’

13.

What's the difference between Buddha-nature and Buddhahood? Select two answers:

a)

Buddhahood: when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha

b)

Buddhahood: the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them

c)

Buddha-nature: the idea that everyone has the essence of a Buddha inside them

d)

Buddha-nature: when someone achieves enlightenment and becomes a Buddha

14.

In Theravada Buddhism, someone who is enlightened is known as...

a)

a bodhisattva

b)

an arhat

c)

a sangha

d)

a Theravadan

15.

In Mahayana Buddhism, someone who has become enlightened but chooses to remain in the cycle of samsara to help others achieve enlightenment is known as...

a)

a Bodhisattva

b)

an arhat

c)

a sangha

d)

a Pure Land Buddhist

16.

Which keyword is a Mahayana form of Buddhism based on belief in Amitabha Buddha and the pure land he created for all who chant his name

a)

Pure Land Buddhism

b)

Zen Buddhism

c)

Tibetan Buddhism

d)

Vajrayana Buddhism

17.

Who is the Buddha worshipped by Pure Land Buddhists?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Sukhavati

c)

Amitabha

d)

Mahayana

18.

What is the name of the suffering-free paradise where Amitabha Buddha lives, and where Pure Land Buddhists aim to be reborn by chanting Amitabha’s name?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Samsara

c)

Sukhavati

d)

Enlightenment

19.

Pure Land Buddhism has a focus on:

a)

Faith in Amitabha

b)

Following the Four Noble Truths

c)

Becoming an Arhat

d)

Achieving enlightenment in Sukhavati

20.

What do Buddhists believe they must do to gain spiritual wisdom that arises from true understanding of reality - enlightenment?

a)

Meditate

b)

Pray

c)

Fast

d)

Suffer