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Instructions You may take this test twice, use your book and help your studies. The last grade is the grade taken.

Question 1 5 out of 5 points

Match each definition to the corresponding term.

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the five parts of self c. skandha

an enlightened holy person d. arhat

mind puzzles e. koan

the cause of suffering a. tanha

stories of the Buddha’s previous lives b. Jatakas


The Buddhist doctrine which asserts there are no permanent souls is

Selected Answer: d. anatta.




a temple in the grove where Buddha was enlightened b. Bodhgaya

the evil one who tempted the Buddha d. Mara

the Brahmin monk who heard the Buddhas fire sermon a. Mahakashyapa

mother of Buddha c. Maya


The Buddha died at age 60, at home with his wife.

Selected Answer: False


What defines taha?



Selected Answer: d. craving


In Buddhist teachings, karma is psychological instead of physical.

Selected Answer: True


During his enlightenment, it is said that the Buddha stayed under the pipal tree for ____ weeks.

Selected Answer: a. seven


The Buddhist monastic order that eventually included laypeople is known as the

Selected Answer: c. Sangha.


In Buddhism, when a person is set free from egocentrism they enter

Selected Answer: a. Nirvana.




freedom from egocentrism and suffering d. Nirvana

the first organization of Buddhism c. Sangha

suffering b. dukkha

three bodies of Buddha a. Trikaya


The Eightfold Path is symbolized by

Selected Answer: d. an eight-spoked dharma wheel.


According to Buddhist’s beliefs, the problem for humans is _____ and the solution is _____.

Selected Answer: a. suffering, knowledge


Buddhists believe that it is not the processes of life that cause suffering, but our attachment to thoseprocesses.



The Buddha left home and became enlightened in only one year.





The Buddha emphasized the need for daily prayer and ritual sacrifice.



The Eightfold Path in Buddhism is

Selected Answer: c. followed by using all precepts at the same time.


Because he was born a Brahmin, Siddhartha became a priest.



Mahayana Buddhists believe that everyone is a potential Buddha.



The Zen form of Buddhism is considered

Selected Answer: b. very controlling.


Upon returning home after his enlightenment, the Buddha found that his family members wereuncomfortable with his spiritual leadership.



According to Buddhist teachings, the Middle Path is marked by observing all the precepts of theEightfold Path one at a time.



In Buddhism, bodily relics are not considered to be of any value toward attaining salvation.



A “guardian angel” in some cultures would be known as a __________ in Buddhism.

Selected Answer: c. bodhisattva


Which step of the Eightfold Path is described as “The disciple must be prepared to renounceattachments to the world and give benevolence and kindness”?

Selected Answer: d. right aim


Lay practitioners (householders) are only required to follow five of the ten Buddhist precepts.





According to Zen teachings, what is the only thing of value?

Selected Answer: b. comprehending our real nature


Theravadin Buddhists believe in a heavenly pantheon of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.



In Tibet, the Kalachakra doctrine represents

Selected Answer: a. time and space.


The monument at Bodhgaya commemorates the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama.



Tanha means “desire,” “craving,” or “grasping.”



Dukkha is demonstrated by which of the following?

Selected Answer: a. giving all possessions to god


Which of the following would be a concern of the Buddha’s teachings?

Selected Answer: b. ways to relieve human suffering


In Buddhism, no Self exists over and beyond the five skandhas.



Mahayana Buddhism is the primary religion of India today.



The Discipline Basket of the Tripitaka contained

Selected Answer: a. rules for monks.


Which Japanese sect of Buddhism claims to harmonize the truths of all Buddhist sects?



Selected Answer: c. Tendai


The more inclusive major division of Buddhism is the

Selected Answer: d. Mahayanist.


When Buddhism first came into being, women were seen as equal to men in the roles they played.



In Japan, the Zen enlightenment experience is called satori.



Mahayanists believe in universal Buddhist enlightenment.



The Buddha was

Selected Answer: a. a prince of the Kshatriya caste.


Bodhisattvas are featured in Theravadin Buddhism.



Who were the first disciples of the Buddha?

Selected Answer: b. the five ascetics


Theravadin Buddhists believe that imitating the ascetic life of the Buddha is the best way toenlightenment.


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Jains believe that all life, human or animal, is the same.



Sikhism was a compromise worked out by Hindus and Muslims.



The Agamas canon is divided into Purva, Anga, and Angabahya.



By sharing food among worshipers, Sikhs avoid caste distinctions.



The Jain Agamas are translations of

Selected Answer: d. the heavenly sounds of Mahavira.


Mahavira's enlightenment at about age 42 led to his experience of

Selected Answer: a. Nirvana.


The Jain Acaranga teaches that one who does not teach others to avoid harming animals continues tosin.



Jains place no importance on dreams in prophecy.





In Jain teachings, the problem for humans is

Selected Answer: d. the law of karma.


The main temple, the sacred center of the Sikhs, is located in

Selected Answer: c. Amritsar.


Digambaras claim that Mahavira became a householder before beginning his spiritual quest.



The Sikhs believe the problem for humans to be

Selected Answer: c. alienation from God.


Which Hindu provision is rejected in Sikhism?

Selected Answer: a. caste


Sikhs believe the world and humans to be essentially opposed to God.



Shvetambaras believe that the presence of clothing on a monk indicates residual shame.



Digambara monks symbolize their renunciation by

Selected Answer: d. being “sky clad.”


At gurdwaras, eating is a symbolic act.





Jain Scriptures e. Agamas

ancient Jain texts not now in existence c. Purvas



Jain categories of existence lacking soul a. ajiva

twelve books reputed from Mahavira d. Angas

Jain “immortal essence” or soul b. jiva


Nanak initially attracted converts with his

Selected Answer: d. songs of love for God.


The Jain laity do not generally apply the doctrine of nonviolence to capital punishment.



Nanak believed in the Hindu concepts of karma and samsara.



In the twenty-first century, Sikhism is no longer a vital religion of India.



Shvetambaras believe that Mahavira was conceived by a Brahmin woman, but given birth by aKshatriya woman.



According to Nanak, what is the cause of human suffering?

Selected Answer: c. loving the self more than God


Jains believe the world to be comprised of one undivided soul.



From the earliest days, this Sikh helped Guru Nanak emphasize God's praise.

Selected Answer: b. Mardana



Match each of the five Jain principles for living:


nonattachment a. Aparigraph

nonviolence c. Ahimsa



chastity e. brahmacharya

no stealing d. asteya

truthfulness b. satya


Digambaras believe that a woman must be reborn as a man before she can become a Tirthankara.



The first guru of the Sikhs was

Selected Answer: b. Nanak.


According to the Sikhs, God exists in

Selected Answer: b. the human heart.


Mahavira's search for enlightenment lasted twenty years.



After the death of Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs were ordered to honor only the

Selected Answer: b. Adi Granth.


According to Jain teachings, the best way to avoid bad karma and increase good karma is

Selected Answer: d. to revere all souls; human or not.


The Jain holy death achieved by fasting is

Selected Answer: a. sallekhana.


Khalsa Singhs are required to kill anyone who attempts to persecute members of their faith.



Modern Sikh scholars believe their faith to be a syncretism of Hinduism and Islam.



Jains believe that injuring life now will involve one in suffering in the next life.





Anyone can become a Sikh by believing in the one God, the teachings of the ten gurus, and the AdiGranth.



Mahavira renounced the world at age thirty.



Of the five stages in a Sikh’s progress toward union with God, which of these does not belong?

Selected Answer: a. humility


In Nanak's direct vision of God he received

Selected Answer: a. a cup of nectar.




the Jain universe c. loka

holy death by fasting d. sallekhana

Jains separated over worship of idols b. Sthanakvasis

beyond life and death a. ishatpragbhar


In The Story of Samaraditya, by Haribhadra, a man clung to life for

Selected Answer: c. drops of honey.


To a Jain, ahimsa means

Selected Answer: b. nonviolence.


"God is one" is a central Sikh teaching.



A Jina is a person who has conquered rebirth.



After his renunciation of the world, Mahavira attracted only a few devoted followers.



After his renunciation of the world, Mahavira attracted only a few devoted followers.



The Jain principle of aparigraph refers to

Selected Answer: a. nonattachment.


Nanak offended both Hindus and Muslims by

Selected Answer: b. denying the truth of their scriptures.


After Nanak received his revelation from God, his friends thought he had been possessed by ademon.



To a Sikh, the worst punishment would be

Selected Answer: c. separation from God.







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In Confucianism, the problem for humans is

Selected Answer: a. disharmony.


For the most part, the Chinese people have abandoned their respect for Confucian values.





Shinto creator “She Who Invites” e. Izanami

Shinto creator “He Who Invites” a. Izanagi

Shinto Moon god b. Tsukiyomi

Shinto Goddess of the Sun d. Amaterasu

Shinto God of Storms c. Susanoo


In Confucianism, the solution for humans is

Selected Answer: a. education by example.


Which Chinese philosophy taught that the individual exists for the state, not the state for theindividual?

Selected Answer: c. Daoism


The way of the Dao includes a peaceful harmony of opposites.





What dynasty did Confucius look to as the model for his ideas of how society should be governed?

Selected Answer: a. Zhou


What is considered to be most helpful in intuiting the Dao?

Selected Answer: b. contemplation and meditation




the Confucian problem for humans c. disharmony

the Confucian solution for humans d. harmony

the book attributed to Laozi b. Dao De Jing

Daoist accomplishment without assertion a. wuwei


According to Confucius, the exemplary person after which others should model their life is the

Selected Answer: a. junzi.


In agreement with Confucian humanism, Chinese delegates rejected the 1948 Declaration of HumanRights.



In Chinese folk religion, the souls of uncared-for humans are referred to as

Selected Answer: b. hungry ghosts.


The Dao De Jing is believed to have been written by

Selected Answer: d. Laozi.


What metal did Daoist alchemists use in their elixirs of immortality?

Selected Answer: d. gold


Daoists believe that education corrupts the natural goodness of humans.





Mozi preferred the Hsia to the Zhou dynasty.



Shinto practices can be found in Japanese homes as evidenced by the presence of a

Selected Answer: d. kami-dana.


The Fajia is the Chinese Legalist school of philosophy.



Confucians think that Confucius believed humans to be fundamentally cruel and unjust.



The Japanese people believe their country to be a special creation and gift of

Selected Answer: b. Amaterasu.


Confucius deplored participation in religious ceremonies.



Satisfying the needs of departed humans is a primary concern in Chinese folk religion.



What is the natural element most closely associated with wuwei?

Selected Answer: c. water


In Shinto belief, the kami are present everywhere in nature and in people.



The Dao is a personal force that can be influenced by prayer, hymns, and ritual.



In Confucianism, the quality of human kindness is ren.



Which later disciple of Confucius emphasized the internal goodness of the individual?



Which later disciple of Confucius emphasized the internal goodness of the individual?

Selected Answer: c. Mengzi


In prehistoric Japan, women often served as shamans.



In Shinto myth, what is the nature of the relationship between humans and the kami?

Selected Answer: a. close and personal


In Chinese teachings, heaven is Yang, and earth is Yin.



The Kojiki and the Nihongi are part of the islands of Japan.



The Analects represents the teachings of

Selected Answer: d. Confucius.


Zhuangzi was a leading Confucian writer.





code of devotion to a lord d. bushido

a representative of Fajia c. Han Feizi

leader of Neo Confucian revival b. Zhuxi

advocated brotherly love a. Mozi


In Chinese thought, heaven and earth are radically separate.



For the most part, Daoist teachers agreed with the principles of Confucius and his disciples.





In what Confucian quality does one seek the good of others as well as the self?

Selected Answer: c. ren


Chinese philosophers emphasize teachings about going with the flow of nature in the

Selected Answer: a. Dao De Jing.


The ancient Chinese text in which people can find guidance to have the support of heaven and natureis the

Selected Answer: a. Yijing.


Religions of China and Japan teach that humans have only one lifetime in which to find one’s place inthe larger scheme of things.



The philosopher who differed from Confucius by emphasizing that humans should practice love was

Selected Answer: c. Mozi.


In Confucian teachings, the principle of “reciprocity” is represented by the word

Selected Answer: c. shu.


According to Zhuxi, li in cosmic proportions is called Tai Chi.



In Daoism, formal worship and prayer are necessary to attain salvation.








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Which group identified themselves with Zoroastrianism and the birth of Christ?

Selected Answer: d. Magi


According to the Enuma Elish, Marduk created the world by splitting in half the body of the Goddess

Selected Answer: a. Tiamat.


The ancient Mesopotamian gods only communicated with humans through dreams.



The Mesopotamian agricultural goddess who descended into the underworld of Ereshkigal was

Selected Answer: a. Inanna.


What Babylonian god conferred immortality on Utnapishtim and his wife out of remorse for causing thegreat flood?

Selected Answer: d. Enlil


As Gilgamesh rested, the plant of immortality was eaten by a serpent.



Zarathustra was a firm monotheist.



According to Babylonian myth, what spread pestilence and suffering among humanity?



According to Babylonian myth, what spread pestilence and suffering among humanity?

Selected Answer: b. pigeons


Zarathustra's first vision or revelation was of

Selected Answer: d. Vohu Manah.


The Zoroastrian Festival of the New Day is for

Selected Answer: b. giving presents and gifts to the poor.


Zarathustra won his most important convert, King Vishtaspa, by healing his favorite dog.



Zarathustra was born to a poor family under humble circumstances.





messengers e. Amesha Spentas

the evil one d. Angra Mainyu

Tower of Silence a. dakhma

instrument of judgment b. Chinvat Bridge

the Wise Lord c. Ahura Mazda


The scriptures of Zoroastrianism were all written during the life of Zarathustra.



Zoroastrians regarded Zarathustra as a god who became a man.



Like many religions today, Zoroastriansim

Selected Answer: c. has rituals for certain rites of passage.


Because Utnapishtim was a devout man, the gods warned him to build a boat for humans andanimals to save them from the great flood.





Zoroastrians believe that the evil force that opposes God is Mithra.



Who told Gilgamesh how to find the plant of immortality?

Selected Answer: c. Utnapishtim


Unlike many religions today, Zoroastrians

Selected Answer: b. seek no converts to their religion.


In the New Year's festival, the king of Babylon swore to Bel-Marduk that he had struck suppliants onthe cheek and humiliated them.



Historical depictions of Mesopotamia refer to

Selected Answer: c. the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.


The hero Gilgamesh despised the wilderness creature Enkidu and sought to kill him.



The hero of the creation myth in the Babylonian Enuma Elish is

Selected Answer: d. Marduk.


Hammurabi offered the people of Babylon a code of justice based upon laws he received from the sungod, Shamash.



Why did the Mesopotamian religion not retain its hold on human imagination?

Selected Answer: a. It did not offer immortality.


Zoroastrians are firm believers in the Law of Karma.





The Babylonian underworld, or the “land of Kigal,” could only be entered through the grave.



Zarathustra’s visions continued over the course of ten years, during which time he attracted manyfollowers.



At what age did Zarathustra’s religious upheaval begin?

Selected Answer: c. 30


In Zoroastrianism, the virtue of spiritual truth is known as

Selected Answer: c. asha.


Ziggurats were used for

Selected Answer: b. worship.


The king of Uruk who sought immortality following the death of his friend, Enkidu, was

Selected Answer: c. Gilgamesh.


The Chinvat Bridge could be compared to which of the following in today’s terms?

Selected Answer: d. judgment day


What did Ahura Mazda promise to the followers of Zarathustra?

Selected Answer: b. immortality


A ziggurat symbolized a meeting place for gods and humans.



Zoroastrians are very accepting of converts to their religion.





hero of the Enuma Elish b. Gilgamesh



goddess of chaos c. Tiamat

queen of heaven e. Inanna

caused the Great Flood d. Enlil

symbol of the primal mountain a. ziggurat


Rites of passage were very important to the ancient peoples of Iraq.



What belief did the Mesopotamians, and later the Hebrews, have?

Selected Answer: a. All humans must answer for their conduct toward fellow humans.


Zoroastrians have often endured persecution because of their faith.



The point of the Gilgamesh epic is that great humans can be named among the gods.



Inanna’s descent into the underworld represents what natural phenomenon?

Selected Answer: c. changing of the seasons

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