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Buddhism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word Buddha mean?

a)

enlightened

b)

chosen

c)

awakened

d)

predicted

2.

What was the name of the tree Siddhartha walked to?

a)

Teak tree

b)

Bodhi tree

c)

Tree of Heaven

d)

Bonsai Tree

3.

Siddhartha Gautama didn't travel outside his palace(s) until he was...

a)

15 years old

b)

19 years old

c)

20 years old

d)

29 years old

4.

While sneaking out of the palace a few times, what did Siddhartha see?

a)

a lady, a dead body, and a sick person

b)

a man, a dead body, and a sick person

c)

an old person, a sick person, and a lady

d)

an old person, a sick person, and a dead body.

5.
In the Eightfold Path, this says to develop mental focus needed for meditation.
a)
Right livelihood 
b)
Right effort 
c)
Right mindfulness
d)
Right meditation 
6.

What is the tree of enlightenment. Buddha to be sat under the tree in profound meditation until he achieved enlightenment.

a)

oak

b)

elm

c)

bohdi

d)

palm

e)

cypress

7.
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Shar'ia Law
c)
The Four Noble Truths
d)
The Five Noble Truths
8.
Who was the founder of Buddhism? 
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
9.

The three forms of suffering that Siddhartha encountered were

a)

aging, greed, and health.

b)

sickness, knowledge, and aging.

c)

aging, sickness and death.

d)

death, persecution, and sickness.

10.

a person who gives up worldly pleasures such as possessions, clothes, money, and shelter is...

a)

an ascetic

b)

a Brahmin

c)

The 4 Noble Truths

d)

a god

11.

What is nirvana?

a)

the state of enlightenment for Buddhists

b)

goods or money given to the poor

c)

a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha

d)

someone who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation

12.

Which of the following is one of the 4 noble truths?

a)

study leads to wisdom

b)

joy is achieved by prayer

c)

only death can end cravings

d)

suffering is caused by desires

13.
What is the Middle Path?
a)
A life of moderation
b)
A state of no more suffering
c)
Right thought
d)
Right concentration
14.
Buddhism shares its roots with this other major religion. What is it?
a)
Christianity
b)
Confucianism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Taoism
15.
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is known as
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Kharma
c)
Nirvana
16.

The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is most similar to which of these Hindu beliefs.

a)

monism

b)

karma

c)

deities

d)

dharma

17.

Which of the following is one of the 4 noble truths?

a)

study leads to wisdom

b)

joy is achieved by prayer

c)

only death can end cravings

d)

suffering is caused by desires