Lesson A3.O1.1.5

A3.O1.1.5 Human destiny and ethical teaching Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Religious Studies, Unit 6

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the Theravada ideal of an enlightened person called?

    • Buddha
    • Arhat
    • Bodhisattva
    • Lama

  2. Which Mahayana figure is named in the specification as an example of a bodhisattva?

    • Shakyamuni
    • Manjushri
    • Mahakasyapa
    • Nagasena

  3. Which Buddha is the focus of Pure Land devotion in the specification?

    • Akshobhya
    • Amida Buddha
    • Vairocana
    • Maitreya

  4. How many paramitas, or perfections, does Mahayana develop?

    • Six
    • Eight
    • Four
    • Five

  5. How many precepts are in the five precepts, the panchasila?

    • Eight
    • Ten
    • Three
    • Five

  6. Which Dhammapada verse is cited for the five precepts?

    • Dhammapada 282
    • Dhammapada 183
    • Dhammapada 1
    • Dhammapada 113

  7. Which quality is named as the basis of avoiding samsara through compassion?

    • Puja (ritual worship)
    • Karuna (compassion)
    • Dana (generosity)
    • Mudra (gesture)

  8. What is the Buddhist belief that actions shape future rebirth called?

    • Maya
    • Moksha
    • Karma
    • Dharma

  9. What is the primary goal of a Theravada arhat?

    • Eteral heaven
    • Personal liberation
    • Universal salvation
    • Divine creation

  10. What is the Mahayana ideal of delaying personal nirvana to help all beings called?

    • Bodhisattva ideal
    • Karma ideal
    • Pure Land ideal
    • Arhat ideal

  11. Which teaching involves chanting Amida's name for rebirth in the Pure Land?

    • Five precepts
    • Bodhisattva practice
    • Theravada meditation
    • Pure Land devotion

  12. Which ethical code involves refraining from killing, stealing and lying?

    • Six perfections
    • Four noble truths
    • Five precepts
    • Noble eightfold path

  13. A Buddhist cultivates generosity, ethics and patience. Which set of virtues is this?

    • The Six Perfections
    • The Four Sights
    • The Three Poisons
    • The Five Aggregates

  14. What does a Buddhist's kind action create to support spiritual progress?

    • Instant nirvana
    • Positive karma
    • Pure Land
    • Negative karma

  15. What is the main Buddhist purpose of practising loving kindness, known as metta?

    • Avoiding karma
    • Seeking wealth
    • Creating craving
    • Weakening hatred

  16. What does samsara mean in terms of human destiny in Buddhism?

    • Final extinction
    • Permanent heaven
    • Cycle of rebirth
    • Spiritual awakening

  17. What is the primary goal of the arhat compared to the bodhisattva?

    • Creating temples
    • Universal salvation
    • Pure Land rebirth
    • Personal liberation

  18. What practice do Mahayana Buddhists use to help attain Buddhahood?

    • Six perfections
    • Five precepts
    • Four refuges
    • Three poisons

  19. Which mental state produces positive karma to help escape samsara?

    • Compassion
    • Greed
    • Ignorance
    • Hatred

  20. Which two practices form a key part of Buddhist ethical teaching?

    • Dana and meditation
    • Five precepts and metta
    • Worship and pilgrimage
    • Chanting and puja

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