Buddha — Questions and answers
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What did Siddhartha Gautama see that made him want to find answers?
Choices
- Animals playing in the forest
- Suffering, old age, sickness, and death ✓
- Many people laughing
- Beautiful flowers and trees
Answer: Suffering, old age, sickness, and death
From page 2
What do the Four Noble Truths help us understand?
Choices
- How to build a tall tower
- How to play a fun game
- Suffering and how to make it stop ✓
- How to count to four
Answer: Suffering and how to make it stop
From page 3
What does "Right Speech" mean in the Eightfold Path?
Choices
- Singing very loudly
- Avoiding lying, slander, and harsh language ✓
- Talking for a very long time
- Telling only funny stories
Answer: Avoiding lying, slander, and harsh language
From page 4
What is Nirvana, the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice?
Choices
- A very fast race
- A state of peace, freedom, and an end to suffering ✓
- A delicious meal
- A type of beautiful flower
Answer: A state of peace, freedom, and an end to suffering
From page 6
What do Mahayana Buddhist practitioners often vow to do?
Choices
- To build the biggest temple
- To postpone their own nirvana to help all other beings ✓
- To eat only certain foods
- To travel to faraway lands
Answer: To postpone their own nirvana to help all other beings
From page 7
According to the Philosophy Note, what does the Dalai Lama promote?
Choices
- New types of cars
- Peace and compassion ✓
- Very loud music
- Building big houses
Answer: Peace and compassion
From page 9