Quiz 1

Question 1 of 10

1. Question

What are the traditional three poisons of Buddhism?

Desire, craving, and attachment.
Suffering, impermanence, and insubstantiality.
Greed, ill-will, and delusion.

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

What core Buddhist concept does David cite in support of our need to articulate and contextualize Buddhist teachings for the modern world we live in?

Dukkha
Impermanence
Anatta
Karma

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

According to David, which of the following dialogues is Buddhism now engaged in?

Buddhism is interacting with contemporary religious traditions, such as Christianity.
Buddhism is interacting with modern psychology, and psychotherapy.
Buddhism is interacting with scientific research into brain/mind functioning.
Buddhism is interacting with ideals of social justice and economic/political reform.
All of the above.

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

From a Buddhist point of view, why is the notion of good versus evil, as a foundational ethical paradigm, problematic?

Because it depends on a theistic worldview, and Buddhism is fundamentally non-theistic.
Because the concepts of good and evil are fundamentally dualistic and dependent on each other, which means you never have either concept without the other.

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

True or False. The Buddhist notion of karma operates much like the Judeo-Christian conception of social justice.

True
False

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

True or False. The focus in Buddhism is dukkha: not in people getting what they deserve, but how and why they suffer.

True
False

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

David refers to two types of freedom in this lesson. “Freedom for the self” is the type of freedom emphasized in ________ , whereas “freedom from the self” is the type of freedom emphasized in _________ .

modern democracy, Buddhist thought
Buddhist thought, modern democracy

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

The Buddhist goal of personal enlightenment is an awakening that addresses what David calls _________ , whereas the Western ideal of social transformation and social justice addresses what David calls __________ .

structural dukkha, individual dukkha
individual dukkha, social dukkha

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

Which of the following are distinctive characteristics of “bodhisattva activism”?

A focus on delusion rather than evil.
The notion of interdependence.
Nonviolence and nondogmatism.
A concern for the institutional causes of dukkha.
All of the above.

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

David writes that Bodhisattva-activists are able to maintain equanimity due to nonattachment to the fruits of their actions. What is the source of the bodhisattva-activist’s nonattachment?

The fruits of inner work, leading to equanimity and insight into the “emptiness” of phenomena.
Detachment from the state of the world, knowing all things to be impermanent and insubstantial.

The Dharma of Social and Ecological Engagement

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