1. The Hungry Ghost festival is celebrated in various ways throughout the Orient, but in all our cultures people set out food for the wandering spirits. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons they do this? )
   A)  to demonstrate their successfulness in life

   B)  to bring luck to themselves

   C)  to placate the spirits

2. In the Ullambana myth, who does Mahamaudgalyayana save from the underworld?
   A)  his father

   B)  his mother

   C)  his sister

3. The Puranas are religious texts, sacred to Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. In which Purana can be found the origins of the Hungry Ghosts?
   A)  Brahma Purana

   B)  Padma Purana

   C)  Garuda Purana

4. During Tet Trung Nguyen in Vietnam, offerings are placed under which sacred tree?
   A)  acacia

   B)  banyan

   C)  eucalyptus

5. In Malaysia, the Hungry Ghost Festival is called
   A)  Phor Thor

   B)  Hari Gowai

   C)  Chap Goh Mei

6. During the seventh lunar month in Malaysia, it is very unlucky to
   A)  eat fish

   B)  take a bath

   C)  move house

7. In China during the Hungry Ghost festival, monks perform a ritual called shi ge’r which is...
   A)  inviting the ghosts to eat

   B)  singing songs that only the ghosts can understand

   C)  bidding the ghosts farewell

8. In China, Hell Money is meant for the deceased to use in the afterlife. The man commonly depicted on these banknotes is...
   A)  Yeng Wang Yeh, greatest of the Lords of Death

   B)  Ch’eng Huang, protector from evil spirits

   C)  Kuan-ti, god of war and Great Judge

9. The activities during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Japan, Obon, include the Bon Odori which is a
   A)  play

   B)  song

   C)  dance

10. The toro nagashi ceremony on the last night of Obon involves floating paper lanterns down a river as a way to guide the spirits back to the underworld. White lanterns honor..
   A)  those who have died in the past year

   B)  deceased mothers

   C)  children who died in infancy