Quiz for Document Project 3: Accessible Enlightenment

  1. Question

    Who were the children described in the parable of “The Burning Mansion” (see Document 3.1) meant to symbolize?

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    Correct: The answer is a. The parable suggested that just as children are attracted by toys, the common people of the world could be led toward truth by descriptions of the “bliss of righteousness.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. The parable suggested that just as children are attracted by toys, the common people of the world could be led toward truth by descriptions of the “bliss of righteousness.”
    Who were the children described in the parable of “The Burning Mansion” (see Document 3.1) meant to symbolize?

  2. Question

    In the parable of the “Four Kinds of Merit” (see Document 3.2), the Brahman described at the beginning of the parable offered an example of the

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    Correct: The answer is a. The Brahman provided an example of the “deluded man who takes away life for the purpose of sacrificing to the gods, accompanied by carousing and feasting.” Such actions, from a Buddhist perspective, are of little merit.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. The Brahman provided an example of the “deluded man who takes away life for the purpose of sacrificing to the gods, accompanied by carousing and feasting.” Such actions, from a Buddhist perspective, are of little or no merit.
    In the parable of the “Four Kinds of Merit” (see Document 3.2), the Brahman described at the beginning of the parable offered an example of the

  3. Question

    Which of the following sums up the lesson of the parable of “The Listless Fool” (see Document 3.3)?

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    Correct: The answer is d. Even though he receives instruction directly from Ânanda, the rich Brahman in the story is unable to see the truth about himself or the world.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. Even though he receives instruction directly from Ânanda, the rich Brahman in the story is unable to see the truth about himself or the world.
    Which of the following sums up the lesson of the parable of “The Listless Fool” (see Document 3.3)?

  4. Question

    Why did the Buddha see more merit in the generosity of a slave than of a king (see Document 3.4)?

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    Correct: The answer is d. Praising Prakriti, the Buddha promised that if she continued to put aside her own suffering and stayed on the “path of justice and righteousness,” she would “outshine the royal glory of queens on the throne.”
    Incorrect: The answer is d. Praising Prakriti, the Buddha promised that if she continued to put aside her own suffering and stayed on the “path of justice and righteousness,” she would “outshine the royal glory of queens on the throne.”
    Why did the Buddha see more merit in the generosity of a slave than of a king (see Document 3.4)?