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Buddhist belief & Practices Round up Quiz post end of topic test

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following terms means 'compassion' in Buddhism?

a)

Metta

b)

Karma

c)

Zazen

d)

Karuna

2.

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

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Dukkha is...

a)

defined as suffering

b)

defined as impermanence

c)

emotional, physical and attachment

d)

caused by the three poisons

4.

Anicca is...

a)

defined as suffering

b)

defined as impermanence

c)

represented by the offerings made at shrines of the Buddha

d)

part of the Four Noble Truths

5.

Anatta is...

a)

defined as having no soul or self

b)

defined as impermanence

c)

used to teach about the uselessness of attachments

d)

a teaching recorded in the Buddha's final words

6.

The Four Noble Truths are...

a)

the old man, the sick man, the dead man, the holy man

b)

the four truths that the Buddha taught about suffering

7.

The Eightfold path is

a)

eight aspects that Buddhists practise and live by in order to achieve enlightenment

b)

a part of the Four Noble Truths

c)

the 'cure' to end suffering

d)

a description about reincarnation

8.

Siddhartha saw an old man, an ill man, a dead man, and a holy man. These are known as

a)

The Four Visions

b)

The Four Guests

c)

The Four People

d)

The Four Sights

9.

Siddhartha saw an old man, an ill man, a dead man, and a holy man. These are known as

a)

The Four Watches of the Night

b)

The Four Marks of Existence

c)

The Four Noble Truths

d)

The Four Sights

10.

The Four Sights are:

a)

A teacher, a student, an actor and a doctor

b)

A doctor, a patient, an elderly man and a carer

c)

A vicar, an ill man, an old man and a dead man

d)

An ill man, an old man, a dead man and a holy man

11.

The Four Sights are:

a)

The truth of suffering, the cause of suffering, suffering can be stopped, the path to end suffering

b)

A doctor, a patient, an elderly man and a carer

c)

Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, Magga

d)

An ill man, an old man, a dead man and a holy man

12.

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

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which one of the following terms means 'no fixed soul or self' in Buddhism?

a)

Anatta

b)

Dukkha

c)

Samadhi

d)

Tanha

14.

Karuna is another word for

a)

Connection

b)

Compassion

c)

Community

d)

Compass

15.

Which keyword matches the following definition:

the four central beliefs which contain the essence of the teaching of the Buddha about suffering

a)

The Four Sights

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

The Four Poisons

d)

The Four Precepts

16.

The Four Noble Truths...

a)

Are an essential part of the Dharma

b)

Teach that nothing is permanent and unchanging.

c)

Teach about dukkha, tanha and nirvana

d)

Are all about the Sangha

17.

Which keyword means the first noble truth, and there is suffering?

a)

Dukkha

b)

Anicca

c)

Anatta

d)

Dharma

18.

Which keyword means impermanence; the idea that everything changes

a)

Dukkha

b)

Anicca

c)

Anatta

d)

Dharma

19.

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

20.

Dukkha is the First Noble Truth, which means...

a)

there is suffering

b)

there are causes of suffering

c)

suffering can be stopped

d)

the way to stop suffering; the Eightfold Path

21.

Samudaya is the Second Noble Truth, which means...

a)

there is suffering

b)

there are causes of suffering

c)

suffering can be stopped

d)

the way to stop suffering; the Eightfold Path

22.

Nirodha is the Third Noble Truth, which means...

a)

there is suffering

b)

there are causes of suffering

c)

suffering can be stopped

d)

the way to stop suffering; the Eightfold Path

23.

Magga is the Fourth Noble Truth, which means...

a)

there is suffering

b)

there are causes of suffering

c)

suffering can be stopped

d)

the way to stop suffering; the Eightfold Path

24.

What is the Buddha's first sermon about?

a)

The Three Marks of Existence

b)

The Difference between Theravada and Mahayana

c)

The necessity of asceticism

d)

The Four Noble Truths

25.

The Noble Eightfold Path and the Threefold Way are the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The eight aspects that Buddhists practise and live by in order to achieve enlightenment are called...

a)

The Noble Eightpart Path

b)

The Noble Eightyfold Path

c)

The Noble Eight Path

d)

The Noble Eightfold Path

27.

Sila means

a)

ethics: a section of the threefold way that emphasises the importance of skilful action as the basis for spiritual progress

b)

meditation: a section of the threefold way that emphasises the role of meditation in the process of spiritual development

c)

wisdom: a section of the threefold way that deals with Buddhist approaches to understanding the nature of reality

d)

the foundational Buddhist beliefs about the nature of human existence

28.

Samadhi means

a)

ethics: a section of the threefold way that emphasises the importance of skilful action as the basis for spiritual progress

b)

meditation: a section of the threefold way that emphasises the role of meditation in the process of spiritual development

c)

wisdom: a section of the threefold way that deals with Buddhist approaches to understanding the nature of reality

d)

the foundational Buddhist beliefs about the nature of human existence

29.

Panna means

a)

ethics: a section of the threefold way that emphasises the importance of skilful action as the basis for spiritual progress

b)

meditation: a section of the threefold way that emphasises the role of meditation in the process of spiritual development

c)

wisdom: a section of the threefold way that deals with Buddhist approaches to understanding the nature of reality

d)

the foundational Buddhist beliefs about the nature of human existence

30.

Dukkha is the same as the Dharma

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The Four Sights inspired Siddhartha to be an ascetic

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which of the Four Sights inspired Siddhartha to be an ascetic?

a)

Dead man

b)

Old man

c)

Sick man

d)

Holy man

33.

Samatha meditation is

a)

Insight meditation

b)

Imagining or seeing an image or object in one's mind

c)

Calming meditation

34.

Vipassana meditation is

a)

Insight meditation

b)

Imagining or seeing an image or object in one's mind

c)

Calming meditation

35.

A vihara is...

a)

a Buddhist place of worship

b)

a Buddhist robe

c)

a Buddhist book

d)

the name for Buddhist worship

36.

Samatha meditation leads to

a)

Mindfulness and calmness

b)

Deepening practice of the Eightfold Path

c)

Enlightenment

37.

Vipassana meditation leads to

a)

Enlightenment

b)

A deeper insight into the dharma

c)

An awareness and knowledge of the self

d)

It develops karuna and metta

38.

Visualisation meditation is

a)

Insight meditation

b)

Imagining or seeing an image or object in one's mind

c)

Calming meditation

39.

A vihara is where Buddhists monks or nuns live

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Zazen means...

a)

visualising the Buddha or bodhisattva to develop karuna

b)

a meditation practice focusing on the experience of breathing

c)

seated meditation from the Zen Buddhist tradition.

d)

prayer beads that are used to count the number of recitations in a mantra

41.

Samatha is more about concentration than wisdom.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Nirvana can be achieved from vipassana meditation.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Vipassana is more about concentration than wisdom.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What type of meditation involves visualising the Buddha or bodhisattva to develop karuna? It may include recreating a mandala, thangka, a Buddha, a Pure Land or a mantra.

a)

Vipassana

b)

Samatha

c)

Zazen

d)

Visualisation

45.

Which festival celebrates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away?

a)

Wesak

b)

Parinirvana Day

46.

Buddhists celebrate Wesak by...

a)

decorating and lighting up homes with candles, lamps or paper lanterns

b)

pouring water over statues of the Buddha

c)

restating their commitment to the precepts

d)

reflecting on their future death and on any recent deaths

47.

The Noble Eightfold path is part of the Four Noble Truths

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Which part of the Four Noble Truths is the Noble Eightfold Path?

a)

The First Noble Truth

b)

The Second Noble Truth

c)

The Third Noble Truth

d)

The Fourth Noble Truth

49.

Which part of the Four Noble Truths is the Noble Eightfold Path?

a)

Dukkha

b)

Samudaya

c)

Nirodha

d)

Magga

50.

Siddhartha Gautama became the (a)   after enlightenment.

51.

Someone who commits to the three refuges is known as a (a)   .

52.

The Buddha founded this faith: (a)  

53.

Meditation to calm the mind, perhaps through mindful breathing

(a)  

54.

Meditation where insights can be gained about the dharma, and, from which, enlightenment can be attained.

(a)  

55.

The core of the Dharma; the subject of the Buddha's first sermon; the Buddha's teaching about how to overcome dukkha:

(a)  

56.

Do Buddhists believe suffering can be overcome?

a)

Yes

b)

No