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Buddhism 1 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Confucius

2.

What is the meaning of 'Buddha'?

a)

Enlightened One

b)

Wise Sage

c)

Holy Priest

d)

Great Warrior

3.

Where did Siddhartha Gautama find sickness and poverty?

a)

Desert of Sahara

b)

Mediterranean Coast

c)

Foothills of the Himalayas

d)

Amazon Rainforest

4.

What did Siddhartha Gautama abandon to seek the meaning of life?

a)

Riches

b)

Family

c)

Kingdom

d)

Education

5.

What did Siddhartha Gautama achieve according to Buddhists?

a)

Fame

b)

Wealth

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Power

6.

What are the Four Noble Truths about?

a)

Human Suffering

b)

Material Objects

c)

All of the above

d)

Selfish Goals

7.

What does the Eightfold Path teach?

a)

Being wise

b)

Overcoming selfish desires

c)

Reaching Nirvana

d)

All of the above

8.

What is the ultimate goal of reaching Nirvana?

a)

Infinite Wealth

b)

Eternal Youth

c)

Everlasting Peace

d)

Supreme Power

9.

When did Siddhartha Gautama die?

a)

Between 50 and 0 BCE

b)

Between 200 and 150 BCE

c)

Between 410 and 370 BCE

d)

Between 100 and 50 BCE

10.

What did Siddhartha's followers build to promote his teachings?

a)

Schools

b)

Palaces

c)

Monasteries

d)

Hospitals

11.

What is meditation?

a)

Playing games

b)

Physical exercise

c)

Reading books

d)

Thinking deeply or focusing one's mind in silence or with chanting

12.

Who can reach Nirvana according to Buddhism?

a)

Only powerful rulers

b)

Only wealthy people

c)

Only monks and nuns

d)

You, the President, or people of any social class

13.

What did Siddhartha Gautama see in the real world that led him to seek the meaning of life?

a)

Sickness and poverty

b)

Sorrow and greed

c)

Love and death

d)

All of the above

14.

What did Siddhartha Gautama focus his mind on to reach a higher level of awareness?

a)

Hindu practice

b)

Jewish practice

c)

Buddhist practice

d)

Christian practice

15.

What did Siddhartha Gautama break down for his followers in his teachings?

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The Five Pillars of Islam

c)

The Four Noble Truths

d)

The Eightfold Path