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03 / 2001 |
Preliminary Stage |
Year 2001 |
| THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA, THE DHAMMA, THE SANGHA | |
| Time : 1 hour. | |
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| 1. | There are 50 questions in this paper. |
| 2. | Answer all the questions. |
| 3. | Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet provided. |
| 4. | Give only 1 answer to each question. |
| 5. | If you wish to change the answer, erase completely the answer you do not want and then darken your new choice correctly. |
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| DO NOT TURN OVER THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. | |
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| 1. | The Buddha's name was _____ . | 2. | Prince Siddhattha Gotama was born in the ______ . |
| A. | Kapilavatthu | A. | Lumbini Park |
| B. | Moggallana | B. | Tusita Heaven |
| C. | Siddhatta Gotama | C. | Rajagaha |
| D. | King Suddhodana | D. | Anupiya mango Grove |
| 3. | The young Brahmin who raised only one finger and said Prince Siddhattha will surely become a Buddha was | 4. | Who brought up the Prince Siddhattha after the death of his mother? |
| A. | Asita | A. | Sundari Nanda |
| B. | Bhaddiya | B. | Sujata |
| C. | Sariputta | C. | King Bimbisara |
| D. | Kondanna | D. | Maha Pajapati Gotama |
| 5. | King Suddhodana saluted the Prince for the second time during the | 6. | Prince Siddhattha was not happy when he was informed that a son was born unto him because he regarded his son as a |
| A. | New Year Day | A. | trouble maker |
| B. | Ploughing Festival | B. | fetter |
| C. | Name Giving Ceremony | C. | burden |
| D. | Wedding Ceremony | D. | harrow |
| 7. | What was the name of Prince Siddhattha's son? | 8. | Who did not join the Prince in the search for the Truth? |
| A. | Alara Kalama | A. | Assajie |
| B. | Channa | B. | Bhaddiya |
| C. | Ananda | C. | Mahanama |
| D. | Rahula | D. | Yasodhara |
| 9. | Prince Siddhattha left his home life and became the Boddhisatta. What is the meaning of Bodhisatta? | 10. | Ghatikara Maha Brahma gave _____ to the Bodhisatta. |
| A. | member of the royal family | A. | the food |
| B. | very important person | B. | the robes |
| C. | wisdom-being | C. | wisdom-being |
| D. | wanderer | D. | the horses |
| 11. | What is the meaning of Attha Parikkhara? | 12. | The Bodhisatta struggled to gain Buddhahood for _____ long years. |
| A. | Eight Truths | A. | five |
| B. | Eight Precepts | B. | six |
| C. | Eight requisites of a monk | C. | seven |
| D. | Eightfold Path | D. | ten |
| 13. | Which of the following word means 'End of suffering'? | 14. | Who came to tempt the Ascetic Gotama during his struggle for Enlightenment? |
| A. | Kamma | A. | Devadatta |
| B. | Nibbana | B. | Nattaputta |
| C. | Metta | C. | Sanjaya |
| D. | Samadhi | D. | Mara |
| 15. | What is the Pali term for 'Middle Path'? | 16. | What was the first discourse given by the Buddha? |
| A. | Dhammacakka | A. | Metta Sutta |
| B. | Metta Sutta | B. | Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta |
| C. | Samma Sambuddha | C. | Mangala Sutta |
| D. | Majjhima Patipada | D. | Anattalakkhana Sutta |
| 17. | The First Noble Truth is _________ | 18. | The Boddhisatta gained his enlightenment at __________ |
| A. | Suffering | A. | Lumbini Park |
| B. | The cause of suffering | B. | Buddha Gaya |
| C. | The end of suffering | C. | Kusinara |
| D. | The path leading to the end of suffering | D. | Isipatana |
| 19. | _________ will be the name of the next Buddha. | 20. | ________ invited the Buddha to preach the Dhamma. |
| A. | Mahinda | A. | Brahma Sahampati |
| B. | Mahadevi | B. | Assaji |
| C. | Sakya Muni | C. | Kondanna |
| D. | Metteyya | D. | Tapassau and Bhallika |
| 21. | Which of the following person was a robber and later become a monk? | 22. | Moggallana was chief among the disciples of the Buddha for ________ |
| A. | Ananda | A. | wisdom |
| B. | Angulimala | B. | meditation |
| C. | Sariputta | C. | psychic powers |
| D. | Mahakassapa | D. | ascetics practices |
| 23. | 'Dutiyampi' means __________ | 24. | Musavada veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami' is the precept to abstain from ______ . |
| A. | For the first time | A. | killing |
| B. | For the second time | B. | stealing |
| C. | For the third time | C. | lying |
| D. | For the last time | D. | sexual misconduct |
| 25. | 'Samma sambuddha' means ________ | 26. | The Buddha fasted for _______ days after His Enlightenment. |
| A. | end of suffering | A. | 7 |
| B. | homage to the Triple Gems | B. | 40 |
| C. | meditation | C. | 49 |
| D. | Awakened One | D. | 100 |
| 27. | The first of the Eightfold Path is _______ . | 28. | The last stage of sainthood is known as _______ . |
| A. | Right View | A. | Anagami |
| B. | Right Speech | B. | Arahant |
| C. | Right Livelihood | C. | Sakadagami |
| D. | Right Concentration | D. | Sotapanna |
| 29. | 'Sangha' means ________ | 30. | Which of the following do not reborn? |
| A. | The community of monks | A. | monk |
| B. | The community of Arahant | B. | Arahant |
| C. | Lay female Buddhists | C. | Upasaka |
| D. | Lay male Buddhists | D. | Upasika |
| 31. | The Buddha passed away at _______ | 32. | 'Sanditthiko, akaliko, ehipassiko' is found in _______ . |
| A. | Buddha Gaya | A. | Metta Sutta |
| B. | Rajagaha | B. | Mangala Sutta |
| C. | Kusinara | C. | Dhamma Vandana |
| D. | Benares | D. | Sangha Vandana |
| 33. | What is the meaning of Bhavana? | 34. | By genorosity, one will give up _______ |
| A. | Ignorance | A. | hatred |
| B. | Precepts | B. | selfishness |
| C. | Morality | C. | ignorance |
| D. | Meditation | D. | everything |
| 35. | The Pali word for precept is ______ | 36. | What are the roots of evil? |
| A. | sikkhapada | A. | lobha, dosa and moha |
| B. | gacchami | B. | dana, sila and bhavana |
| C. | panatipata | C. | kamma, papa and punna |
| D. | sampadetha | D. | killing, stealing and lying |
| 37. | Who was the Buddha's chief Dayaka (male supporter) ? | 38. | What is the cause of sorrow? |
| A. | Uppalavanna | A. | kamma |
| B. | Anathapindika | B. | killing |
| C. | Satthissara | C. | craving |
| D. | King Bimbisara | D. | anger |
| 39. | Buddhists worship Bodhi Tree because it represents | 40. | 'Dasa Akusala Kamma' means |
| A. | purity | A. | Ten precepts |
| B. | morality | B. | Ten perfections |
| C. | genorosity | C. | Ten meritorious actions |
| D. | Enlightenment | D. | Ten demeritorious actions |
| 41. | 'Pancasila' is | 42. | The First Council was held to recite the _______ of the Buddha. |
| A. | 5 precepts | A. | four Nakiyas |
| B. | 8 precepts | B. | Tipitaka |
| C. | 10 precepts | C. | Abhidhamma |
| D. | 227 precepts | D. | Dhamma and Vinaya |
| 43. | The ascetic Sanjaya was the worldly teacher of ______ | 44. | The chief attendant of the Buddha was |
| A. | Angulimala | A. | Ananda |
| B. | Sariputta and Moggallana | B. | Cunda |
| C. | Ananda | C. | Rahula |
| D. | Maha Kassapa | D. | Sariputta |
| 45. | _________ was the first lady ordained as a nun by the Buddha. | 46. | The Tipitaka was written in _______ about 80 B.C. |
| A. | Mahapajapati Gotami | A. | India |
| B. | Yasodhara | B. | Ceylon |
| C. | Mallika | C. | China |
| D. | Uppalavanna | D. | Japan |
| 47. | The teaching of the Buddha is ______ | 48. | The whole teaching of the Buddha is known as _______ |
| A. | Dhamma | A. | Tipitaka |
| B. | Kamma | B. | Vinaya |
| C. | Sila | C. | Sutta |
| D. | Dana | D. | Abhidhamma |
| 49. | The fifth precept of The Five Precepts is to abstain from | 50. | Who was chosen to recite the Vinaya at the First Council ? |
| A. | killing | A. | Ananda |
| B. | stealing | B. | Maha Kassapa |
| C. | lying | C. | Upali |
| D. | drinking liquor | D. | Rahula |
Suggested Answers (MBE Preliminary 2001)
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1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B |
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A |
21. B 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. B |
31. C 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. D |
41. A 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. A 46. B 47. A 48. A 49. D 50. C |