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True Buddhism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buddhism started before Christianity

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The person that started Buddhism was a:

a)

Priest

b)

King

c)

Teacher

d)

Prince

3.

This activity is part of the 8 fold path: (choose the best answer)

a)

Praying

b)

Singing

c)

Meditating

d)

Farming

4.

Buddhism started in this country

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

China

d)

India

5.

Buddhism is the 2nd most popular religion in the world

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Buddhism is NOT practiced in the United States

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Why did the king seclude the Prince from the world?

a)

He was afraid he would become greedy

b)

He was protecting him from invaders

c)

He was removing all suffering and stress from his son's life

d)

He didn't want him to move away

8.

Why did the prince leave the palace and his family behind?

a)

To become a merchant

b)

to follow Jesus

c)

To explore the life of ordinary people

d)

to start a religion

9.

What is suffering?

a)

Discomfort, stress

b)

celebrating too much

c)

a type of prayer

d)

losing a race

10.

To reach everlasting peace is known as:

a)

Nirvana

b)

Meditation

c)

Four Noble Paths

d)

Suffering

11.

How did the Buddha reach enlightenment?

a)

He prayed

b)

He denied himself food

c)

He reunited with his family

d)

He meditated for a long time and found the middle way

12.

Buddhists believe that these will help people seek spiritual truth

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Ten commandments

c)

Four Meditations

d)

Four Fold Path

13.

Draw the symbol for the 8 fold path

14.

What do Buddhists believe leads to suffering?

a)

Desire a life of prayer and meditation

b)

Leaving your family

c)

Desire for worldly things for satisfaction

d)

Becoming poor

15.

Buddhist Believe that suffering will end when:

a)

People are nice

b)

You have a family

c)

People stop desiring things to be a certain way

d)

When you work with the poor

16.

Gandhi was an inspiration to the Dalai Lama:

a)

True

b)

False

17.

These are the rules that Buddhist are supposed to live by

a)

10 Commandments

b)

Monotheism Rules

c)

Four Fold Path

d)

Eight Fold Path

18.

What attracted people to Buddhism?

a)

The power it gave them?

b)

The idea of an afterlife

c)

It created social classes

d)

It taught that all people were equal

19.

Buddhism lost followers immediately after Buddha's death.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Buddhism and Hinduism have no similarities.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is one similarity between Buddhism and Hinduism?

a)

They are both against harming living creatures

b)

They both believed in equality

c)

They were both started by a prince

d)

They both honored Jesus

22.

Where is the Dalia Lama from?

a)

Tibet

b)

India

c)

Turkey

d)

Israel

23.

Draw the lotus flower that symbolizes purity

24.

Buddhism teaching and Boys Town social skills have simiarities

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Honey Sunday raises money for:

a)

Boys Town

b)

Ollie Web Center

c)

Salvation Army

d)

Operation Christmas Child