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1.

What was Gautama Buddha’s early name?

A) Gautama Buddha

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B) Sadhu

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C) Buddha

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D) Siddhartha Gautama

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What moved him to seek out enlightenment?

A) a sick man

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B) an aged man

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C) a monk begging

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D) All of the above

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For how many years did he wander?

A) 5 years

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B) 6 years

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C) 7 years

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D) 8 years

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Where did he vow to stay until his enlightenment came?

A) his palace

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B) under a tree

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C) under a peepal tree

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D) under a banyan tree

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What did he name the tree?

A) The Gautama tree

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B) Bodhi tree

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C) Buddha tree

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D) Siddhartha tree

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6.

Which seed did Buddha ask Kisa to bring?

A) Mustard seeds

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B) Mustard plant

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C) Mustard soup

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D) Mustard stem

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What was the condition imposed upon the source of the seeds?

A) to be borrowed from a man

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B) to be borrowed from a woman

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C) to be borrowed from a child

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D) None of the above

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8.

What did the flickering lights made her realise?

A) she is being selfish in her own grief

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B) death is common to all

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C) men are mortals

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D) All of the above

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What did Buddha tell her about life?

A) It is troubled

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B) It is brief

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C) Combined with pain

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D) All of the above

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What is the meaning of lamentation?

A) expression of sorrow

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B) expression of gratefulness

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C) expression of joy

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D) expression of laughter

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What does Kisa search for from house to house in the first place?

A) mustard seed

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B) a medicine to bring her son back to life

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C) Mustard stem

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D) None of the above

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What did Kisa ask for to bring her son back to life?

A) Money

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B) Prayers

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C) Medicine

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D) Magic

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Who is free from sorrow?

A) who overcomes sorrow

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B) who does not see sorrow

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C) who remains happy

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D) who gives sorrow to others

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14.

What quantity of Mustard seeds did Buddha ask for?

A) a pinch

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B) a cup

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C) a handful

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D) a dozen

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According to Buddha, what is an inscrutable kind of suffering?

A) loss of a loved one

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B) beating

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C) hatred

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D) verbal abuse

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The Buddha asked Kisa Gotami to bring Mustard seeds ______

A) To treat her dead son

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B) To teach her truth of life

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C) To teach her a value of life

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D) To teach her value of relations

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What was the condition attached to it ?

A) It shouldn't be more than handful

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B) It should be taken from a house where no one has lost a child

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C) It should be taken from a house where no one had lost a close one

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D) It should be brought in hands

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Why did Gotami go from house to house ?

A) She wanted Mustard seeds

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B) She had been asked by Buddha to do so

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C) She wanted her son to be alive again

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D) All of the above

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How did the people react to Gotami 's request ?

A) They told her they were ready to help

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B) They pitied her

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C) They couldn't help as they didn't fulfill her condition

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D) They told her that she reminded them of their pain

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20.

Why do you think Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless ?

A) She was carrying her son dead son

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B) She could not find a house where no one had ever died

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C) She was weak with grief

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D) None of the above

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