The Roof Quiz

Author Tsering Pema Jampa

1. Which are the Three Jewels?
   A)  Bön religion, Hinduism and Buddhism
   B)  Tibet, India and Nepal
   C)  The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha
   D)  The Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama and the Trungpa
   E) the goddesses Tara, Devi and Palden Lhamo

2. What do Tibetans often say to their dear ones when parting?
   A)  Have a nice trip!
   B)  May the gods protect you...
   C)  I hope you will make it, but it's a tough road..
   D)  I see a safe journey, I see a safe return.
   E) Please, don't go!

3. Which used to be one of the most startling aspects of Tibetan married life?
   A)  People didn't really get married, they sort of lived together
   B)  Polyandry
   C)  The wife had as many rights as the husband within wedlock
   D)  Getting married, but not having to live together
   E) The young married couple had to make a pilgrimage to Lhasa

4. What often happens when a sand mandala has been finished by the monks in a monastery?
   A)  It gets plastified and is thus kept forever
   B)  No one will ever touch it again
   C)  It gets photographed and then the sand will be swept away
   D)  They keep it in a flat box
   E) The monastery's abbot sweeps the sand ritually together on a pile, puts it in a vase and pours it into a lake or river.

5. Who is protected by the goddess Palden Lhamo?
   A)  The Trungpa
   B)  The Panchen Lama
   C)  The Tibetan People
   D)  All Tibetan monks and nuns
   E) The Dalai Lama