MBE Preliminary Paper 2017

JavaScript isn't enabled in your browser, so this file can't be opened. Enable and reload.

Time: 1 hour
There are 50 questions in this paper, answer all the questions. Full Score is 50 points.
After completed the test, submit it and your test will be marked (with Suggested Answers).
【Disclaimer】
The suggested answers are prepared by the MBMC Sunday Dhamma School (MSDS) with a view to assist the candidates in their preparation for the Malaysian Buddhist Examination. While due care is taken in preparation of the answers, if any error or omission is noticed, the same may be brought to the attention of the MSDS. MSDS is not in anyway responsible for the correctness or otherwise of the answers published herein.

Q1. When was Prince Siddhattha born?

1 point

A. 543 B.C. on the Vesak full moon day

B. 543 B.C. on the Uposatha new moon day

C. 623 B.C. on the Vesak full moon day

D. 632 B.C. on the Uposatha new moon day

Clear selection

Q2. Lumbini Park was the ___of Prince Siddhartha.

1 point

A. palace

B. birthplace

C. place of first sermon

D. place of enlightenment

Clear selection

Q3. The Bodhisatta became a Buddha when he was_____ years old.

1 point

A. 80

B. 40

C. 35

D. 29

Clear selection

Q4. The Bodhisatta struggled ___ years to attain Buddhahood.

1 point

A. six

B. sixteen

C. sixty

D. six hundred

Clear selection

Q5. The Bodhisatta gained his Enlightenment at

1 point

A. Sravasti

B. Sarnath

C. Buddha Gaya

D. Deer Park

Clear selection

Q6. The father of Prince Siddhattha was

1 point

A. King Ajatasatu

B. King Suddhodana

C. King Suppabuddha

D. King Pasenadi Kosala

Clear selection

Q7. The person who brought up Prince Siddhattha after his mother passed away was

1 point

A. Sujata

B. Kisa Gotami

C. Queen Maha Maya

D. Maha Pajapati Gotami

Clear selection

Q8. Asita cried after seeing the infant Prince Siddhattha because

1 point

A. he would not be able to be his teacher.

B. he would not be able to see the Buddha.

C. he would not be able to befriend the Buddha

D. he would not be able to make his aspiration in front of the Buddha.

Clear selection

Q9. Prince Siddhattha Gotama saw four strange sights when he visited the park. They are an old man, a sick person, a corpse and

1 point

A. a king

B. a beggar

C. a noble hermit

D. an old lady

Clear selection

Q10. Prince Siddhattha started thinking of ____ after seeing the four strange sights.

1 point

A. searching for truth and peace

B. how to stop from becoming old

C. building better shelters for people

D. searching for medicine to treat the sick people

Clear selection

Q11. Prince Siddhattha left his new born son and his family because

1 point

A. he pitied his son and all others

B. he was bored of being prince and a father

C. he wanted to find more wealth for his family

D. he was afraid of having to take care of his family

Clear selection

Q12. After Prince Siddhattha ordained himself, ___ offered robes to Prince Siddhattha

1 point

A. Sujata

B. Channa

C. Anathapindika

D. Ghatikara Maha Brahma

Clear selection

Q13. Who was the second teacher of Boddhisatta?

1 point

A. Udayi

B. Alara

C. Uddaka

D. Kondana

Clear selection

Q14. The Bodhisatta did not continue to practice under his two teachers because

1 point

A. Their systems were too strict

B. Their teaching made his body weak

C. Their teaching was too complicated

D. Their systems could not end all suffering

Clear selection

Q15. Who approached and tempted the Bodhisatta when he practiced many forms of severe austerity in the forest?

1 point

A. Mara

B. Mahanama

C. Nanda

D. Pattacara

Clear selection

Q16. The Evil One’s army consisted of

1 point

A. ten kinds of merits

B. ten kinds of precepts

C. ten kinds of passions

D. ten kinds of aggregates

Clear selection

Q17. ______ were among the five monks that attended to Bodhisatta during his search for Truth

1 point

A. Sariputta and Assaji

B. Assaji and Bhaddiya

C. Bhaddiya and Kassapa

D. Kassapa and Sariputta

Clear selection

Q18. The five monks left the Bodhisatta alone because the Bodhisatta

1 point

A. looked down on them

B. wanted to go back to his palace

C. gave up fasting and ate some food

D. did not agree with the way they practiced

Clear selection

Q19. The Bodhisatta gave up fasting and ate some food because

1 point

A. He was too thin.

B. He was too hungry

C. He needed strength to gain Buddhahood

D. He needed the food as a meditation object

Clear selection

Q20. The meaning of Majjhima Patipada is

1 point

A. Happy Path

B. Noble Path

C. Middle Path

D. Harmonius Path

Clear selection

Q21. The Bodhisatta adopted the Majjhima Patipada and gave up the______in order to attain Buddhahood..

1 point

A. two teachers

B. two extremes

C. five friends

D. five faculties

Clear selection

Q22. During the Bodhisatta’s last watch before He gain Enlightenment, He

1 point

A. gained psychic power

B. remembered past lives

C. understood the Four Noble Truths

D. saw the death and rebirth of beings

Clear selection

Q23. The meaning of Boddhisatta is

1 point

A. happy person

B. wisdom-being

C. wandering ascetic

D. compassionate person

Clear selection

Q24. The awakened One in Pali is

1 point

A. Samma Sati

B. Samma Vayama

C. Samma Samkappa

D. Samma Sambuddha

Clear selection

Q25. The meaning of Sangha is

1 point

A. Holy place

B. Holy Order

C. Holy books

D. Holy water

Clear selection

Q26. Panca Silas refers to

1 point

A. 5 precepts

B. 8 precepts

C. 227 precepts

D. 311 precepts

Clear selection

Q27. The Pali term for wisdom is

1 point

A. Sila

B. Panna

C. Samadhi

D. Bhavana

Clear selection

Q28. Dana means

1 point

A. giving

B. money

C. sharing

D. compassion

Clear selection

Q29. The meaning of “Dutiyampi” is

1 point

A. For the first time

B. For the second time

C. For the third time

D. For the last time

Clear selection

Q30. In Buddhism, Bodhi Tree represents

1 point

A. wisdom

B. compassion

C. Enlightenment

D. loving-kindnes

Clear selection

Q31. The name of the future Buddha is

1 point

A. Metteya

B. Vipassi

C. Kakusandha

D. Vessabhu

Clear selection

Q32. “Sangham Saranam Gacchami” means

1 point

A. to the Brahma I go for refuge

B. to the Buddha I go for refuge

C. to the Buddha’s teaching I go for refuge

D. to the Buddha’s disciples I go for refuge

Clear selection

Q33.The first precept means

1 point

A. I take the precept to give up killing

B. I take the precept to give up stealing

C. I take the precept to give up wrong speech

D. I take the precept to give up liquor that tends to infatuation and carelessness

Clear selection

Q34. Which of the following is an item of the Eight Requisites (Attha Parikkhara)?

1 point

A. Fan

B. Water strainer

C. Puja books

D. Water bottle

Clear selection

Q35. Which of the following is not included in the Four Noble Truths?

1 point

A. kamma and metta

B. Noble Eightfold Path

C. suffering and craving

D. craving and Nibbana

Clear selection

Q36. The Third Noble Truth is

1 point

A. there is suffering

B. there is end of suffering

C. there is cause of suffering

D. there is path leading to end of suffering

Clear selection

Q37. “Addinadana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami” is the ___ precept.

1 point

A. first

B. second

C. third

D. fourth

Clear selection

Q38. Musavada Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami” means I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from the following except

1 point

A. lying

B. abusive

C. Foolish talk with friends

D. discussion of Dhamma with friends

Clear selection

Q39. What is the good of giving up killing?

1 point

A. Gain good reputation

B. Become a generous person

C. The mind stays clear all the time

D. Become kind and full of compassion

Clear selection

Q40. When one observes the precept of giving up lying, one

1 point

A. becomes healthy

B. becomes wealthy

C. becomes truthful and trustful

D. becomes full of loving-kindness

Clear selection

Q41. By observing the ____, a person becomes very careful and his senses become very clear

1 point

A. second precept

B. third precept

C. fourth precept

D. fifth precept

Clear selection

Q42. Below are the Five Precepts EXCEPT

1 point

A. not to lie

B. not to gamble

C. not to steal

D. not to be unchaste

Clear selection

Q43. One can become a Buddhist

1 point

A. by visiting the monks

B. by taking the Three Oaths

C. by taking the Three Refuges

D. by donating money to the temple

Clear selection

Q44. Which of the following are the Three Refuges?

1 point

A. Buddha, Dana and Sila

B. Buddha, Dana and Sangha

C. Buddha, Dhamma and Sila

D. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha

Clear selection

Q45. The three roots of evils are

1 point

A. greed, hatred, ignorance

B. greed, selfishness, anger

C. greed, selfishness, jealousy

D. greed, selfishness, hatred

Clear selection

Q46. When one is offering ____to the Buddha, one is reflecting on wisdom.

1 point

A. robes

B. candle

C. flowers

D. incense

Clear selection

Q47. One gives up ignorance when one practices

1 point

A. honesty

B. meditation

C. patience

D. generosity

Clear selection

Q48. The use of the Buddha’s image is to help us to

1 point

A. avoid all evil spirits

B. pray to the Buddha easily

C. think of the Buddha easily

D. admire the beauty of the Buddha’s statue

Clear selection

Q49. The best way to respect the Buddha is to

1 point

A. practice the Dhamma

B. practice being calm

C. cultivate psychic power

D. cultivate loving-kindness

Clear selection

Q50. Below is the advice of all the Buddha except

1 point

A. to do good

B. not to do evil

C. to gain popularity

D. to purify one’s mind

Clear selection

Submit

Clear form

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy

Forms