Lesson A3.O1.1.3

A3.O1.1.3 The Four Noble Truths Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Religious Studies, Unit 6

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the first Noble Truth in Buddhism?

    • Craving causes suffering
    • Suffering exists
    • The Eightfold Path
    • Suffering can end

  2. What are the Three Poisons named in Buddhist teaching?

    • Desire, fear and pride
    • Attachment, delusion and envy
    • Ignorance, greed and hatred
    • Doubt, anger and sloth

  3. The Eightfold Path is also called which Pali term?

    • Magga
    • Bodhi
    • Dhamma
    • Sangha

  4. Into what three-fold way is the Eightfold Path grouped?

    • Mindfulness, speech and effort
    • Faith, action and devotion
    • Ethics, meditation and wisdom
    • Calm, insight and compassion

  5. Which Dhammapada verses are cited for the Four Noble Truths?

    • Dhammapada 12 and 165
    • Dhammapada 113 and 183
    • Dhammapada 190 and 282
    • Dhammapada 1 and 5

  6. The specification asks learners to interpret which two concepts across Theravada and Mahayana?

    • Dukkha and anicca
    • Nirvana and samsara
    • Karma and rebirth
    • Atman and Brahman

  7. What is the Pali term for the cycle of birth, death and rebirth?

    • Nirvana
    • Tathagatagarbha
    • Sunyata
    • Samsara

  8. Which Noble Truth identifies craving as the root cause of suffering?

    • The second
    • The third
    • The first
    • The fourth

  9. According to the Four Noble Truths, what is the primary cause of suffering?

    • Ignorance
    • Craving
    • Meditation
    • Karma

  10. Ethics, meditation and wisdom form which key Buddhist framework?

    • Threefold Way
    • Three Poisons
    • Three Refuges
    • Three Jewels

  11. Which step of the Eightfold Path involves right speech?

    • Right concentration
    • Right mindfulness
    • Right speech
    • Right understanding

  12. What term describes the ultimate state beyond suffering and craving?

    • Dhamma
    • Anicca
    • Nirvana
    • Samsara

  13. Which of the Three Poisons is most linked to attachment?

    • Greed
    • Ignorance
    • Hatred
    • Pride

  14. A person angry at a neighbour is experiencing which of the Three Poisons?

    • Hatred
    • Greed
    • Envy
    • Ignorance

  15. Which Noble Truth introduces the Eightfold Path as the way to end suffering?

    • The third
    • The fourth
    • The first
    • The second

  16. Within the Three Poisons, which poison acts as the root driver?

    • Ignorance
    • Hatred
    • Craving
    • Greed

  17. According to the Second Noble Truth, what is the root cause of suffering?

    • Wisdom
    • Compassion
    • Craving
    • Meditation

  18. What is the primary purpose of combining ethics, meditation and wisdom in the Eightfold Path?

    • Simplifying complex rules
    • Mutual reinforcement
    • Gradual ritual cleansing
    • Achieving supernatural powers

  19. Which tradition famously emphasises sunyata in Mahayana Buddhism?

    • Zen
    • Theravada
    • Pure Land
    • Mahayana

  20. Which component is NOT one of the three sections of the Three-fold Way?

    • Meditation
    • Wisdom
    • Ethics
    • Devotion

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