NerdTests.com Quiz: How well do you know Buddhism?

You can work in groups for it and put your answers in, get your percentage divide it by 10 and that is your score!Note: The answers supplied don't have to be exact to what you've got.

What does Buddha mean?

The enlightened one
The one who is fully awake
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What is Buddha's real name?

Siddhartha Gautama
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What type of life style did Buddha lead before he went to into the forest?

A posh lifestyle where he got whatever he wanted
A posh life style
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In connection to the answer to the last question, why did he live like that?

Because when he was a baby a wise man said that he would grow up to be a great religious teacher, and give up all his worldly wealth and power, so his Father kept him in the palace and gave him everything he wanted so he had no reason to go outside the palace.
Like than the one above except with the same out line
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Because he didn't want him to get ill
Because he didn't want him to se the nasty things e.g age, death, ect

What was the man that gave the prediction about him called?

Astia
Something that is phonetically similar
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Where do Buddhists go after they have obtained true happiness?

Nirvana, the Buddhist equivalent of Heaven
Heaven
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How long does it take for humans to obtain true happiness?

As long as it takes or something similar
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Does any of the following help you on your way to true happiness: money, success, career or love?

Yes
Sometimes
No

State one way in which Buddhism is like other religions?

Quiz master decides the answer is a right reason
Quiz master decides the answer is a wrong reason
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10)

Why do Buddhists meditate?

To relax their mind to relive stress, and in the long run, to achieve true happiness
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11)

When did Buddhism start?

Around two and a half thousand years ago
Around 2000 years ago
Around 3000 years ago
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12)

When did Buddha live?

Around 490-410 BCE
A long time ago
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13)

When was the Buddhist society of Great Britain Founded?

1907
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When was the 1st Buddhist council?

Around 543 -479 BCE
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When was Buddhism introduced to Tibet?

Around 173 CE
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