Chapter-10: The Sermon at Benares

 

1. The speaker of these lines is _____________.

  • Sant Kabirdas
  •  Gautama Buddha
  •  Lord Mahavira
  • Sant Surdas

2. Why was Kisa Gotami sad?

  •  her only son had died.
  •  her all property was snatched.
  •  she was beaten up.
  •  None of the Above

Answer

her only son had died.

3. He who seeks ____________ should draw out the arrow of lamentation, complaint and grief.

  •  solitude
  •  knowledge
  • worldly pleasures
  • peace

4. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?

  •  Haridwar
  •  Benares
  •  Chennai
  •  Patliputra

5. What is the world afflicted with?

  • Love
  • Diseases
  •  Death and decay
  •  None of the Above

6. Where did Budhha sit?

  • Peepal Tree
  •  Fig Tree
  •  Mango Tree
  • Deodar cedar

7. Those who do not grieve are _____.

  • arrogant
  •  proud
  •  happy
  •  wise

8. What did Kisa ask for to bring her son back to life?

  •  medicine
  • money
  • doctor
  • prayers

9. He got enlightenment after how many days?

10. Both young and adults, fools and wise fall into the power of _____

  •  life
  •  death
  •  food
  • all of the above

11. What was Gautama Buddha’s early name?

  •  Sidhha
  •  Sadhu
  • Siddhartha
  •  Sidhanth

12. For how many years did he wander?

13. What did he name the tree?

  •  Bodhi tree
  • Buddha tree
  • Gautama tree
  •  Siddhartha tree

14. What was the condition imposed upon the source of the seeds?

  •  to be borrowed from a man
  •  to be borrowed from a woman
  • to be borrowed from a child
  •  None of the above

Answer

None of the above

15. What did the flickering lights made her realise?

  •  she is being selfish
  •  death is common to all
  • men are mortals
  •  all of the above

Answer

all of the above

16. “The wise do not _____, knowing the terms of the world”

  • laugh
  •  smile
  •  grieve
  • all of the above

17. Who is free from sorrow?

  •  who overcomes sorrow
  •  who does not see sorrow
  •  who remains happy
  • who gives sorrow to others

Answer

who overcomes sorrow

 

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