Unit 3: Quiz

Below is a sample of questions that will appear on the quiz. Use them to guide your reading. A subset of these will appear on the quiz. 

 

From Chapter 4: 

1. Siddhartha Gautama is the name of

2. Tradition holds that which relative of the Buddha died soon after the birth of the Buddha?

3. Regarding his social class, the Buddha was

4. The Buddha lived about this time.

5. The Buddha was particularly troubled by the problem of

6. The Buddha was shocked into going on a religious search by

7. The Buddha left home to begin his life of wandering at what age?

8. The Buddha died at what age?

9. The basic outlook on life, formulated by Buddhism, is contained in

10. One of the essential Buddhist teachings is

11. Regarding the common belief in a permanent soul, the Buddha seems to have taught that

12. Buddhism began in

13. Nirvana seems to come from a word that means

14. A major goal of Buddhism is

15. Buddhism developed into several branches. The branch that spread into Sri Lanka and southeast Asia is

16. Literally, Mahayana means

17. A person of great compassion, willing to be reborn constantly to help others, is called

18. The essential collection of sacred books of Buddhism is called

19. Zen comes from a word that means

20. The ideal of the Theravada branch is the

21. Tibetan Buddhism includes elements of

22. The general name for that category of books that is said to give the words of the Buddha is

23. The unconditioned state of reality that is the highest goal of Buddhism is called

24. The dissatisfaction and sorrow that life brings is called

25. Tibetan Buddhism

26. Buddhism came to Tibet from

27. In Tibetan Buddhism, the vajra is frequently used together with

28. The Chan/Zen virtues are, especially,

29. The school of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, which sees the Buddha as a divine savior and whose name the believer must constantly repeat with devotion, is

30. Concerning words, Zen stresses that words are

31. What is most important in Zen is

32. A koan is

33. The type of beauty that Zen particularly emphasizes is

34. The Buddha of the Western Paradise is

35. The name for the Buddhist community of monks and nuns is

36. To lessen suffering, the Buddha recommended

37. Buddhism focuses especially on

38. The Buddha opposed

39. The Indian ruler who spread Buddhist teaching widely was

40. Vinaya refers to

41. Vimalakirti was

42. The “sutras on the perfection of wisdom” have what Sanskrit name?

43. In China, the various Mahayana sects tended to blend. But they have remained separate in

44. The Japanese monk who studied in China and established Shingon Buddhism in Japan was

45. Zen traces itself back to a legendary founder named

46. Besides Tibetan Buddhism, another form of Vajrayana Buddhism is

47. Elements of Buddhism, as interpreted in Japanese woodblock prints, influenced which artist?

48. Enlightened awareness in Zen is called

49. An essential practice in Zen is

50. Tendai Buddhism is known for

51. An important practice in Shingon Buddhism is

52. One appeal of Buddhism for many Westerners is

53. Engaged Buddhism is

54. Popular stories in Buddhism with a moral lesson involving animals or people are

 

 

 

From Chapter 5:

1. The religion of Sikhism first developed in

2. The center of the Sikh religion is at

3. The turning point in Nanak’s life was a

4. A Sikh temple is called a

5. Nanak, after leaving home to teach, wore

6. The Khalsa was created to be

7. One of the requirements of the Khalsa was

8. The name Adi Granth means

9. The Adi Granth is the

10. Some Sikhs want a

11. How many Sikh gurus were there before the human line of gurus ended?

12. Nanak’s name for God was

13. Nanak, like the Hindus, believed in

14. Guru Granth Sahib is

15. The founder of Sikhism was

16. The worldview of Sikhism is similar to the Hindu philosophical school called

17. A sangat is

18. What item worn by the Sikh Khalsa symbolizes strength?

19. Uncut hair by the Khalsa and the last name Singh represent the symbolic characteristics of what animal?

20. What item worn by the Sikh Khalsa represents alertness and readiness to fight?

21. How many parts is the Adi Granth divided into?

22. According to Sikh teaching, the primary guru is

23. Both Jainism and Sikhism strive to