How Well Do You Know Buddhism
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism?
- A.
Siddharta Gautama
- B.
Ashoka
- C.
Borobodur
- D.
Suryabaya
- 2.Which of the following is a popular form of Buddhism in Japan?
- A.
Matsushita
- B.
Totoro
- C.
Zen
- D.
Pikachu
- 3.The Buddhists believe in following a path to enlightenment. How many fold is this path?
- A.
60
- B.
8
- C.
100
- D.
1,000
- 4.A Sanskrit word meaning 'action' or 'fate', a lot of people equate it to 'what comes around goes around'. What is this term?
- A.
Karma
- B.
Bodhi
- C.
Sutra
- D.
Sangha
- 5.When a Buddhist individual reaches enlightenment, it is said that they reach a certain state that can be literally translated as 'snuffing out'. What is this state?
- A.
Confusion
- B.
Nirvana
- C.
Texas
- D.
Cogito, ergo sum
- 6.Buddhism is the religion of a substantial portion of the population of which of the following countries?
- A.
Poland
- B.
Uruguay
- C.
Guinea-Bissau
- D.
Bhutan
- 7.Buddhism is an offshoot of what other major world religion?
- A.
Zoroastrianism
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Islam
- 8.Buddhism had a difficult time catching on in China. Which of the following is a major reason why?
- A.
Too many gods
- B.
Buddhists ate a lot of meat at the time, and the Chinese did not
- C.
Buddhist art was too gaudy
- D.
Buddhist monks are expected to abandon family responsibilities
- 9.What leader of Buddhist Tibet was exiled after the communist Chinese invaded and conquered Tibet during the 1950s?
- A.
Reg Llama (of Brixton)
- B.
Panchen Lama
- C.
Dalai Lama
- D.
Karmapa Lama
- 10.Which of the following is Buddha also known as?
- A.
The guy with a bump on his head
- B.
The head honcho
- C.
Mr. Know-it-all
- D.
The enlightened one
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