The Sermon at Benaras

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A Listening and Reading Practice Video ☝


Practice Test: 1.


1. What was the birth name of Gautama Buddha?

  • a) Sakyamuni
  • b) Siddhartha Gautama
  • c) Kisa Gotami
  • d) Asoka

2. Where was Buddha born?

  • a) Southern India
  • b) Eastern India
  • c) Western India
  • d) Northern India

3. At what age did Siddhartha Gautama leave his home to seek enlightenment?

  • a) 20 years
  • b) 25 years
  • c) 30 years
  • d) 35 years

4. What tree did Gautama Buddha meditate under?

  • a) Banyan tree
  • b) Peepal tree
  • c) Neem tree.
  • d) Mango tree

5. What is the meaning of "Bodhi Tree"?

  • a) Tree of Life
  • b) Tree of Light
  • c) Tree of Peace
  • d) Tree of Wisdom

6. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?

  • a) Gaya
  • b) Benares
  • c) Kapilavastu
  • d) Rajagriha

7. Who was Kisa Gotami?

  • a) A disciple of Buddha
  • b) A monk seeking alms
  • c) A princess
  • d) A woman grieving for her dead son

8. What did Kisa Gotami ask for from her neighbors?

  • a) Food
  • b) Shelter
  • c) Medicine for her son
  • d) Money

9. Who directed Kisa Gotami to Buddha?

  • a) A monk
  • b) A physician
  • c) A wise man
  • d) A passerby

10. What did Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring?

  • a) Rice
  • b) Mustard seed
  • c) Water
  • d) Sand

11. What condition did Buddha place on the mustard seed?

  • a) It should be fresh
  • b) It should be from a wealthy household
  • c) It should come from a house where no one had died
  • d) It should be blessed by a priest

12. What realization did Kisa Gotami come to?

  • a) Death is inevitable and common to all
  • b) Her son could be revived
  • c) Buddha had deceived her
  • d) Life is eternal

13. What metaphor did Kisa Gotami observe in the city lights?

  • a) The permanence of life
  • b) The flickering and extinction of life
  • c) Eternal brightness
  • d) The power of wisdom

14. According to Buddha, life is:

  • a) Eternal and joyful
  • b) Full of happiness
  • c) Everlasting and peaceful
  • d) Troubled, brief, and combined with pain

15. What did Buddha compare mortals to?

  • a) Flowers in a garden
  • b) Ripe fruits in danger of falling
  • c) Birds flying in the sky
  • d) Waves in the oocea

16. What happens to earthen vessels made by potters?

  • a) They are preserved forever
  • b) They are broken eventually
  • c) They are unbreakable
  • d) They are lost in rivers

17. What is common to fools and wise people, according to Buddha?

  • a) Wisdom
  • b) Peace
  • c) Wealth
  • d) Death

18. What should one do to obtain peace, as per Buddha?

  • a) Seek revenge
  • b) Remove the arrow of lamentation and grief
  • c) Pray for the dead
  • d) Forget about life

19. What did Buddha advise against?

  • a) Grieving for the dead
  • b) Searching for wisdom
  • c) Helping others
  • d) Teaching about death

20. What does surrendering selfishness lead to, according to Kisa Gotami?

  • a) Eternal sorrow
  • b) Immortality
  • c) Wealth
  • d) Social acceptance

21. What does the story teach about life?

  • a) Life is eternal
  • b) Life is a blend of joy and sorrow
  • c) Life is temporary and fragile
  • d) Life is unfair

22. What is the ultimate truth, according to Buddha?

  • a) Wisdom is power
  • b) Pain is avoidable
  • c) Happiness is eternal
  • d) Death is inevitable

23. What does Buddha compare humans lamenting for the dead to?

  • a) Oxen being led to the slaughter
  • b) Birds flying high
  • c) Trees in a forest
  • d) Rivers flowing into the sea

24. Who cannot save a mortal from death?

  • a) Father
  • b) Kinsmen
  • c) Relatives
  • d) All of the above

25. What does grief do to the body and mind?

  • a) Strengthens them
  • b) Weakens and sickens them
  • c) Makes them immortal
  • d) Fills them with peace

26. What should one do after drawing out the arrow of grief?

  • a) Embrace sorrow
  • b) Ignore wisdom
  • c) Seek revenge
  • d) Attain peace of mind

27. What is the "arrow" a metaphor for?

  • a) Anger
  • b) Lamentation and grief
  • c) Happiness
  • d) Wisdom

28. What does overcoming sorrow lead to?

  • a) Wisdom
  • b) Freedom from sorrow
  • c) Wealth
  • d) Eternal life

29. What is the lesson from the story of Kisa Gotami?

  • a) Happiness is temporary
  • b) Grief is common to all
  • c) One must avoid attachment
  • d) Death can be avoided

30. What is the purpose of Buddha's sermon?

  • a) To spread fear
  • b) To teach about immortality
  • c) To help people accept the reality of death
  • d) To encourage people to avoid life’s responsibilities
Location: Mogalturu, Andhra Pradesh, India

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