The Sermon at Benaras Competency Based Assessment 1

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The Sermon at Benaras Competency Based Assessment 1

1. Who was Gautama Buddha before he attained enlightenment?

Sage Vishwamitra
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
King Ashoka
Rama

2. Where was Gautama Buddha born?

Western India
Southern India
Eastern India
Northern India

3. What did Siddhartha see that changed his life?

A warrior, a priest, a teacher, and a farmer
A sick man, an old man, a funeral, and a monk
A farmer, a soldier, a monk, and a teacher
A dancer, a beggar, a soldier, and a monk

4. What did Siddhartha vow to do under the peepal tree?

Teach others about wealth
Stay until he attained enlightenment
Travel around the world
Become a king

5. What is the Bodhi Tree also known as?

Tree of Life
Tree of Happiness
Tree of Wisdom
Tree of Knowledge

6. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?

Kapilavastu
Benares
Lumbini
Rajgir

7. What is Benares famous for?

It is a mountain town
It is a trading port
It is a holy place on the River Ganges
It is a desert region

8. What kind of suffering does the sermon mainly talk about?

The pain of hunger
The pain of poverty
The pain of old age
The pain of death

9. Who was Kisa Gotami?

A queen of Kapilavastu
A woman whose only son had died
A follower of Ashoka
A merchant’s wife

10. What did Kisa Gotami ask from the people?

Food for her family
Shelter from the storm
Money for her journey
Medicine for her dead child

11. How did the people react to her request?

They helped her immediately
They ignored her silently
They thought she had lost her senses
They wept for her

12. Who guided Kisa Gotami to Buddha?

A merchant
A man who pitied her
A priest
A neighbour

13. What did Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring?

A golden bowl
A pot of water
A lamp
A handful of mustard seeds

14. From what kind of house was she to collect the mustard seed?

A house of a rich man
A house where no one had died
A house with a garden
A house near the temple

15. What did Kisa Gotami find in every house?

Someone had died
Everyone was laughing
No one was ready to help her
Children were playing happily

16. What truth did Kisa Gotami realise at last?

The Buddha was wrong
She could save her son
Death comes to all
Only rich people live long

17. What did she compare the lights of the city to?

The stars in the sky
The lives of men
The waves of the river
The candles in a temple

18. What did the flickering lights symbolise?

The shortness of human life
The happiness of people
The joy of living
The light of wisdom

19. What made Kisa Gotami stop grieving?

Her understanding that death is common
The people’s sympathy
The return of her son
The advice of her friends

20. What lesson did Buddha teach through this story?

Life is eternal
Wealth brings happiness
Selfishness causes sorrow
Prayer removes pain

21. What is inevitable according to Buddha?

Poverty
Wealth
Death
Fame

22. What did Buddha compare the life of mortals to?

Flowing rivers
Strong trees
Ripe fruits that fall
Bright stars

23. What did Buddha compare human life to in another example?

A shining sword
A blooming flower
Earthen pots made by a potter
A flowing river

24. What happens to all earthen pots made by the potter?

They end in being broken
They become gold
They last forever
They turn into sand

25. What did Buddha say about weeping and grieving?

They bring peace
They save the dead
They increase one’s pain
They show kindness

26. What is the ‘arrow’ that Buddha speaks of?

Lamentation and grief
A symbol of anger
A weapon of war
A curse of fate

27. What happens when one removes the arrow of grief?

He attains peace of mind
He forgets everything
He becomes emotionless
He grows stronger

28. What quality helps one to become free from sorrow?

Pride
Wisdom
Anger
Jealousy

29. What kind of sermon is “The Sermon at Benares”?

A war speech
A historical account
A moral and philosophical teaching
A poem

30. What title did Siddhartha receive after enlightenment?

The Buddha
The Mahatma
The Bodhisattva
The Noble One

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