10th First Flight Chapter 8 The Sermon at Benares MCQs

1. At what age did Buddha leave his palace in search of enlightenment?

Thirty-five

Twenty-nine

Thirty

Twenty-five

2. What is the ultimate goal in Buddhism?

Wealth

Heaven

Rebirth

Nirvana

3. What is the primary lesson in the Sermon at Benares?

We should avoid worldly pleasures

Riches bring happiness

We must always pray

Suffering and death are universal

4. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?

Nalanda

Rajgir

Bodh Gaya

Sarnath

5. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?

Lumbini

Sarnath

Bodh Gaya

Kushinagar

6. Who came to Buddha with grief over her dead son?

Sujata

Kisa Gotami

Amrapali

Yashodhara

7. What does the story of Kisa Gotami symbolize?

The importance of wealth

The need for revenge

The universality of death

The power of miracles

8. What was the real name of Buddha?

Ashoka

Chandragupta Maurya

Mahavira

Siddhartha Gautama

9. Who gave the Sermon at Benares?

Lord Krishna

Guru Nanak

Mahavira

Gautama Buddha

10. What does the lesson teach about life and death?

Good deeds prevent death

Sorrow never fades

Only bad people die

Death is unavoidable