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The Buddha

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is most commonly referred to as the Buddha?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Ashoka Maurya

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Mahavira

2.

According to Buddhist legends, where was the Buddha born?

a)

Lumbini

b)

Varanasi

c)

Bodh Gaya

d)

Sarnath

3.

The Buddha attained nirvana at which place?

a)

Bodh Gayā

b)

Sarnath

c)

Kushinagar

d)

Lumbini

4.

What is the term for the Buddha's final release from conditioned existence?

a)

parinirvana

b)

samsara

c)

bodhisattva

d)

dharma

5.

According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha taught a Middle Way between which two extremes?

a)

Sensual indulgence and severe asceticism

b)

Wealth and poverty

c)

Wisdom and ignorance

d)

Attachment and detachment

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of the core teachings of the Buddha?

a)

A) Four Noble Truths

b)

B) Noble Eightfold Path

c)

C) Ten Commandments

d)

D) Training of the mind

7.

The earliest attestation of the title Buddha is from which century BCE?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

8.

Name one of the main Buddhist traditions that spread beyond the Indian subcontinent.

a)

Theravāda, Mahāyāna, or Vajrayāna

b)

Zen, Shinto, or Confucianism

c)

Hinduism, Jainism, or Sikhism

d)

Daoism, Legalism, or Mohism

9.

After the 8th century CE, Buddhism became more prominent in which regions?

a)

Southeast and East Asia

b)

Western Europe

c)

Sub-Saharan Africa

d)

South America

10.

After the 8th century CE, Buddhism declined due to a lack of popular and economic support.

a)

True

b)

False