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WorksheetsWisdoms 17 & 18
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
The text describes an "extended family" as more than just relatives. Who could be considered part of your true extended family?
A close friend who sticks by you in both good and bad times.
Only your parents, brothers, and sisters.
Any person you are related to by blood, even if you never talk.
People who are popular and can make you look good.
Your classmate is a responsible and hardworking person, but their family is struggling after a recent flood. According to the text, what does this situation represent?
A situation to avoid so you don't get involved in their problems.
A time when it is particularly important to give help and support.
A chance to show favoritism to your friend.
A problem that is too big for you to help with.
The text warns against helping everyone. Which person might not be "worthy of your help"?
Someone who is hardworking but falls on hard times.
Someone who is unjustly accused of wrongdoing.
Someone who is lazy and unwilling to help themselves.
Someone who is ill or affected by a natural disaster.
The text says generosity builds both practical "connections" and spiritual "karma.". What is the primary philosophical tension between these two motivations?
There is no tension; practical success and spiritual merit are perfectly aligned.
The tension is only resolved by giving the "gift of Dharma," as all other help is purely transactional.
There is no tension because both outcomes are secondary to the main goal of creating social harmony.
The tension lies in intent: giving to gain connections may be a transaction, not a pure "meritorious deed," reducing its karmic value.
A manager must choose a candidate for a new position. One candidate is their cousin—a responsible, hardworking person whose family is facing hardship after a natural disaster. The other candidate is a stranger who is slightly more qualified. According to the text, what is the core ethical dilemma the manager faces in this situation?
. The dilemma between the personal gain of helping a relative and the risk of being labeled as someone who gives bribes.
The choice is simple: they must help their cousin because it is an important occasion to offer support to family, and the cousin is a worthy person.
The dilemma is between the duty to perform a meritorious deed for family in a time of crisis and the duty to uphold fairness.
The choice is simple: they must hire the more qualified stranger, because helping someone who is "unwilling to help himself" is not fruitful.
The text warns against "dealing in weapons" as a wrong livelihood. Why is this considered a bad profession?
It is a difficult job that requires a lot of training.
The weapons might be too expensive for people to buy.
It promotes killing, which violates a basic moral code.
It is not a very profitable business.
The text says to respect traditions, but not always. When is it okay to go against a tradition in your work?
When a new, more modern method is available.
When the tradition is unpopular with your coworkers.
When the tradition is morally wrong or violates human rights.
When following the tradition costs the company money.
An urban planner works where a legal tradition encourages intoxicants, violating the Precepts. What is the most ethical way for them to design a public space for this community?
Strictly adhere to legal codes, arguing professional neutrality on cultural matters.
Resign to avoid any complicity in activities contrary to the Dharma.
Subtly design the space to discourage the tradition's harmful aspects while respecting the culture.
Prioritize preserving the tradition because it is legal and culturally established.
A cybersecurity expert is offered a contract to protect a corporation's entire digital infrastructure. This company manufactures both life-saving medical devices and weapons, an industry considered a "wrong livelihood." What is the most principled action for the expert to take?
Accept the contract, justifying it by the primary benefit of protecting the life-saving medical division.
Refuse the contract, as any work supporting a "wrong livelihood" is morally compromised.
Negotiate a new contract that ethically segregates their labor, applying their skills only to the medical division.
Accept the contract, reasoning that cybersecurity is an ethically neutral profession and the company's actions are not their responsibility.
How old is Bhante Thaniyo?
30-35 years old
36-40 years old
41-45 years old
46-50 years old
