This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Buddhism – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Buddhism Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The merchants were attracted to a sect of Buddhism because: A) They found it suitable for their vocation. B) They were not granted a social status that was in resonance with economic prosperity. C) They felt that the new materialistic conditions were corrupting society. D) Brahamanical rituals were becoming expensive for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were not granted a social status that was in resonance with economic prosperity. 2. How many cities were in existence during Buddha's time? A) 10. B) 8. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 3. Buddha preached acceptance of existence of four noble truths (Aryasatyas) which were? A) Right speech, right action, right exertion, right-mindedness. B) Right meditation, right resolution, right view & right means livelihood. C) Dukham (Misery) Dukh samudaya (thirst, attachment etc.) Nirodha (end of worldly existence) & Marga (Patha). D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dukham (Misery) Dukh samudaya (thirst, attachment etc.) Nirodha (end of worldly existence) & Marga (Patha). 4. Which one of the following was a Buddhist seat which held that constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form? A) Sarvastivadin. B) Sthviravadin. C) Sautrantilca. D) Saitiihitiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarvastivadin. 5. An account of Gupta emperors from Buddhist angle is given. A) MOOL Sutra. B) Chhed Sutra. C) Nandi Sutra. D) Arya Manjushri Moolkalpa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arya Manjushri Moolkalpa. 6. The fourth Buddhist council held under the patronage of emperor Kanishka in Kashmir was presided over by A) Vasumitra. B) Nagarjuna. C) Asanga. D) Aryadeva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vasumitra. 7. Zen Buddhism, introduced in the twelfth century A.D., found its adher ents mainly among the war riors and influenced Japanese culture considerabley. The key to enlightenment, according to Zen Buddhism, is: A) Meditation. B) Recollection. C) Piety. D) Virtuous life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meditation. 8. Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana? A) Bodh Gaya. B) Vaisali. C) Kushinagara. D) Rajgriha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kushinagara. 9. The early images of the Buddha were made almost simultaneously at A) Gandhara and Ajanta. B) Ajanta & Amaravati. C) Mathura & Gandhara. D) Mathura and Amaravati. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mathura & Gandhara. 10. The earliest Buddhist literature which deals with the stories of the various birth of Buddha are A) Abhidamma pitakas. B) Sutta pitakas. C) Vinaya pitakas. D) Jatakas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jatakas. 11. The largest number of discourses delivered by Buddha were at A) Kausambi. B) Rajgriha. C) Sravasti. D) Somnath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sravasti. 12. Who was the President of 3rd Buddhist Assembly? A) Mahakassap. B) Vasumitra. C) Moggaliputta Tissa. D) Ashvaghosha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moggaliputta Tissa. 13. Buddhism originated in A) 6th C.BC. B) 3rd C.BC. C) 5th C.BC. D) 7th and 8th C.BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6th C.BC. 14. Which of the following wr iters was the founder of Buddhist logic and has been called the Father of Medieval Nyaya? A) Dharmakirti. B) Dignaga. C) Bhavaviveka. D) Budhhapalita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dignaga. 15. Which of the following statements about the conversion of Ashoka to Buddhism is generally believed to be correct? A) His conversion to Buddhism was a gradual process. B) Ashoka was never converted to Buddhism; he only borrowed some if its ideas to propound his doctrine of dhamma. C) He became a convert to Buddhism under the influence of Upagupta. D) It took place as a dramatic event soon after the Kalinga War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His conversion to Buddhism was a gradual process. 16. Milinda Panho is in the form of a dialogue between the king Menander and Buddhist Monk A) Nagabhatta. B) Nagarjuna. C) Nagasena. D) Kumarilbhatta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nagasena. 17. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism? A) Casteless society. B) Worship of gods and goddesses. C) Emphasis on ahimsa. D) Worship of stupa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worship of gods and goddesses. 18. In which of the following edicts/inscriptions does Ashoka express his faith in the Buddhist creed? A) Schism Edict. B) Kandahar Inscription. C) Bhabru Edict. D) Rummindei Inscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rummindei Inscription. 19. The Buddhist Law of Doctrine of Karma meant: A) A man reaps what he sows. B) Every individual is the maker of his own destiny. C) Prayers to a God or Gods alone cannot change the destiny of man. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Some hold the view that Buddhism was mer ely a phase of Hinduism. Which of the following was not one of the concepts and practices borrowed by Budhhism from Hinduism/Brahmanism? A) The emphasis on purity of body and right conduct. B) The idea of monastic order. C) The concept of Nirvana. D) Belief in Samsara and Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The idea of monastic order. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesBuddhism Quiz 1Buddhism Quiz 3Buddhism Quiz 4Buddhism Quiz 5Ancient India QuizAncient Indian History QuizChandragupta QuizGupta Period QuizHarrapan Civilization QuizIndus QuizJainism QuizRig Vedic Period QuizSangam Age Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books