Fwd: bold sentences are my answers

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From: Sana Ahmed <sana.f.ahmed89@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Subject: bold sentences are my answers
To: nour_800@msn.com

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Question 1 (1 point)

 

Who among the following men renounced his secular authority and kingdom towards the end of his life to become a Jain renunciate?

Question 1 options:

	The monk in Dalrymple's "A Monk's Tale"
	Mahavira
	the Buddha
	Chandragupta Maurya
	King Ashoka

Question 2 (1 point)

 

[MS--wright minus wrong] Which of the following statements is true of Jainism?

Question 2 options:

	Mahavira is understood by Jains as the founder of Jaina Dharma
	Jainism claims that violence is the root of all human woes.
	All Jain communities emphasize the centrality of the doctrine of ahimsa in defining their tradition.
	Asceticism has always been a central and defining aspect of the Jain path.
	Jainism has adapted aspects of the Hindu caste system into its communities.

Question 3 (1 point)

 

[MS] Which of the following ways is ahimsa to be practised by Jains?

Question 3 options:

	carefulness on roads
	control of the tongue (speech)
	diet
	refusing to serve in the army
	not engaging in business
	restraint of the mind

Question 4 (1 point)

 

One of the important ways that Jainism is distinguished from Hinduism and Buddhism is in its understanding of the concept of karma as:

Question 4 options:

	a metaphor for the consequences of bad behaviour
	a material substance that adheres to the jiva
	a spiritual principle
	non-attached action

Question 5 (1 point)

 

[MS] The Buddha is said to have rejected from the prevailing Hinduism of the times:

Question 5 options:

	birth-based caste distinctions
	the idea of rebirth
	the authority of the Vedas
	the eating of meat
	vedic ritual sacrifices
	extreme forms of ascetic practice

Question 6 (1 point)

 

Two areas in which Buddhist doctrine apparently contravenes standard Hindu doctrines are:

Question 6 options:

	concepts of anatta and reincarnation
	problems of the human condition in respect to desire and ignorance
	concepts of samsara and suffering
	concepts of detachment and karma

Question 7 (1 point)

 

[MS; wrong cancels right) King Ashoka, following his religious conversion, is associated with which of the following beliefs and actions?

Question 7 options:

	the building of numerous stupas
	the forced conversion of Hindus to Buddhism
	the protection of wildlife and forests
	the erection of numerous stone columns, upon which his views of the dhamma were inscribed and propagated for all people of his realm to follow
	He referred to himself as "the beloved of the gods"
	He forbade all meat-eating

Question 8 (1 point)

 

Dalrymple's chapter called "The Nun's Tale" features:

Question 8 options:

	a Jain nun who starves herself to death as a form of utlimate purification
	a Jain nun who challenges the authority of the male-dominated Sangha
	a Buddhist nun who rescued a Dalit girl from prostitution
	a Buddhist nun who serves the Dalai Lama

Question 9 (1 point)

 

Dalrymple's chapter called "A Monk's Tale" is about:

Question 9 options:

	a Hindu monk who converted Buddhism
	a Buddhist monk who converted to Hinduism
	a Tibetan monk who tries to atone for having resorted to violence against the Chinese as a young man
	a Jain monk who founded the modern Terapanthi sect and has tried to make Jainism relevant to the world today

Question 10 (1 point)

 

Who is alleged to have said as his final words: "All created things must pass; strive on diligently."

Question 10 options:

	Mahavira
	the Buddha
	Ashoka
	the nun in Dalrymple's chapter "The Nun's Tale"

Question 11 (1 point)

 

From which religion's scriptures would one find the following quotation?

"These are the classes of living beings. Know that they all seek happiness. In hurting them men hurt themselves, And will be born again among them..."

Question 11 options:

	Hindu
	Jain
	Buddhist
	none of these

Question 12 (1 point)

 

[MS; right minus wrong] An observant Buddhist practictioner would:

Question 12 options:

	strive to observe the "five precepts"
	follow the "Noble Eight-fold Path"
	work towards becoming a "great hero"
	pay homage to the "Three Refuges"
	strive to gain merit (good karma)