WorksheetsBuddhism Review 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is nirvana?
a state of perfect peace
heaven
paradise
a state of perfect pizza
What is a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others?
monk
rabbi
missionary
priest
What was taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana?
The Five Pillars
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
Ten Commandments
What is a Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound?
mosque
stupa
Kaaba
shul
What are the sacred writings of Buddhists?
Vedas
Qur'an
sudras
stupas
What is a place of worship that is often dedicated to a sacred object or person?
mosque
Kaaba
shrine
shul
People or water often turn these to send the blessings and prayers that are inside.
Prayer Wheels
Dharma Spinners
Karma Fans
Prayer Screws
What is the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life?
karma
dharma
Brahman
Atman
What is the Buddhist community of monks and nuns; one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism?
Dharma
Karma
Sangha
Sutra
What do you call a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery?
missionary
monk
nun
minister
What do you call a woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church?
nun
none
gnu
gnome
What is the tree of enlightenment. Buddha to be sat under the tree in profound meditation until he achieved enlightenment.
oak
elm
bohdi
palm
cypress
What is a celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death? People will be dancing and celebrating in the streets.
O-Bon
Vesak
Hanukkah
Ramadan
How should Buddhists follow The Eightfold Path; not too much pleasure, and not too much suffering?
No Doubt
One Direction
Middle Way
Why Don't We
What is it to go without food for a period of time?
fast
feast
fest
fat
What is it called to focus the mind on spiritual ideas?
meditation
mediation
median
mediocre
Why did Siddhartha leave the palace?
To find what causes suffering
to run away from his father
to find his true calling
to look for knowledge
What does "Buddha" mean?
"Lifted One"
"Awakened One"
"Shining One"
"Sleeping One"
Where was Prince Siddhartha born?
Pakistan
India
China
Egypt
Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?
teaching simple principles
embracing people from any level of society
reaching enlightenment
all of these options
Siddhartha's father wanted to prevent his son from
being well educated.
marrying.
seeing people suffer.
living a life of luxury.
What happened when Siddhartha was 29?
He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.
He traveled to many different countries to experience different cultures.
He became very sick and was forced to become an ascetic.
He got married to a young noblewoman and built her a new palace.
Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called
alms.
nirvana.
the Four Noble Truths.
Buddhism.
The basic principles of Buddhism, such as "suffering is present in all things," is called
the Eightfold Path.
the Four Noble Truths.
nirvana.
enlightenment.
The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the
Four Noble Truths.
ascetic lifestyle.
Hindu religion.
Eightfold Path.
