| 1. | By what name do we know Buddha? |
| a. | | Siddhartha Gautama |
| b. | | Siddhartha Gotama |
| c. | | Gautama Buddha |
| d. | | All of the above
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| 2. | Buddha was the founder of which religion? |
| a. | | Jainism |
| b. | | Sikhism |
| c. | | Buddhism |
| d. | | Hinduism
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| 3. | Which among the following are the prime sources of information regarding Siddhartha Gautama's life? |
| a. | | Buddhists Texts |
| b. | | Buddhists Videos |
| c. | | Buddhists Audios |
| d. | | All of these
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| 4. | Buddha was a spiritual teacher from ancient India. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 5. | Gautama Buddha is also known as Shakyamuni. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 6. | In which country was Sidhartha (Buddha) born? |
| a. | | Nepal |
| b. | | China |
| c. | | Tibet |
| d. | | Bhutan
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| 7. | At what age Siddhartha (Gautama Buddha) left his palace in order to meet his subjects? |
| a. | | 29 |
| b. | | 31 |
| c. | | 28 |
| d. | | 30
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| 8. | His father was King Suddhodana, the chief of the Shakya nation. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | Where was Buddha born? |
| a. | | Kapilavastu |
| b. | | Lumbini |
| c. | | Kathmandu |
| d. | | Satara
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| 10. | The day of the Buddha's birth is widely celebrated in Theravada countries as "Vesak". |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 11. | As the Gautama reached the age of 16, his father arranged his marriage to Yasodhara. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 12. | The Buddha and his monks spent four months each year discussing and rehearsing his teachings, and after his death his monks set about preserving them. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 13. | Buddhism is the____ largest religion |
| a. | | sixth |
| b. | | fourth |
| c. | | second |
| d. | | third
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| 14. | what are the correct locations of Buddhism ? |
| a. | | China,Japan,Korea and Asia |
| b. | | Asia, Russia,India and China |
| c. | | Japan,korea,Iran and kazakhtan |
| d. | | China, Japan, Iran and India
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| 15. | where was Buddhism founded ? |
| a. | | Northeastern India |
| b. | | China |
| c. | | Southeast Asia |
| d. | | East Asia
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| 16. | The Buddha stayed under a fig tree for how long? |
| a. | | 24 |
| b. | | 32 |
| c. | | 56 |
| d. | | 49
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What others think about Buddha |
| By: Rosiee on Sep 20, 2009 |
| | buddha has really inspired me :) |
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| By: Priya Ramesh on Sep 8, 2009 |
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| By: bina on Sep 7, 2009 |
| | i had read abt buddhism though m not a buddhists.. n wanted to check my gk.. nice quiz though |
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| By: Mohsen on Aug 27, 2009 |
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| By: Frankster09 on Jun 3, 2009 |
| | I did this to help me revise for my R.E Exam tommorow! We will have questions o Buddha! |
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| By: nakara on May 31, 2009 |
| | actuulay he was born in what was india |
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| By: kay on Mar 23, 2009 |
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| By: Stephanie on Jan 26, 2009 |
| | Buddha lived an sheltered early life |
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| By: jasmine on Jan 14, 2009 |
| | Buddha found the middle path for religion. He almost died of malnutrition because he was living in the forest trying to find his religious path |
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| By: Bob Chicken on Jan 13, 2009 |
| | AWSOME DOODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no not dudes, DOODS!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| By: Lianne on Jan 13, 2009 |
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| By: boo on Jan 13, 2009 |
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