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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To experience optimal flow, one must find a _____________ in the work and achieve all that can be achieved.
(a) Ally.
(b) Love.
(c) Position.
(d) Purpose.

2. For one that is struggling to make ends meet and to keep a roof over their head, striving for _________ may seem like a frivolous luxury.
(a) Money.
(b) Flow.
(c) Balance.
(d) Truth.

3. Many children were born to carry on a _____________ or to serve a parent's biological need for children.
(a) Spiritual quest.
(b) Disease.
(c) Royal bloodline.
(d) Family name.

4. Those who are forced into solitude can be traumatized because their ______________ has been diminished in the eyes of society.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Personal worth.
(d) Social value.

5. As one grows older, friendships tend to become something more than a combination of ___________ experiences.
(a) Family.
(b) Workplace.
(c) Cultural.
(d) Childhood.

6. ___________ is also an excellent way to expand the consciousness and increase mental skill, according to the author.
(a) Song.
(b) Memory.
(c) Dance.
(d) Poetry.

7. What was the name of the Marine code breakers used in World War II as their language was never written down, so it could not be broken?
(a) Windtalkers.
(b) Blank Slates.
(c) Navajo Talkers.
(d) Windmovers.

8. There was a time when people were parts of a family because the ______________ required it.
(a) Culture.
(b) Crops.
(c) Family.
(d) Weather.

9. Others may think a person who turns down a promotion to be __________, but this person may have simply decided that the stress and responsibility were too much.
(a) Honest.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Smart.

10. Changing another person is virtually ____________, so many programs teach people to change their reactions instead.
(a) Impossible.
(b) Simple.
(c) Successful.
(d) Painless.

11. For some people, __________ is a key factor in their happiness and in achieving their state of flow.
(a) Companionship.
(b) A bomb shelter.
(c) Writing.
(d) Solitude.

12. The transformation is complete when a person's sense of ___________ is not destroyed by external forces.
(a) Truth.
(b) Self.
(c) Humor.
(d) Honor.

13. One of the most rewarding and complex relationships one will ever deal with is that of _____________.
(a) Family.
(b) Friendships.
(c) Children.
(d) Marriage.

14. Optimal flow does not present _________ conditions on where it may reside, according to the author.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Fluctuating.
(c) Rigid.
(d) Positive.

15. Memory may also be useful in maintaining __________ in otherwise horrific conditions, according to the author.
(a) Health.
(b) Honor.
(c) Sanity.
(d) Trust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some people have learned to control the ___________ in such a way that lining the optimal experience become a reality.

2. Regardless of history or meaning, __________ is an integral part of every person's life, either directly or indirectly.

3. The mind tends to wander to the most __________ thoughts that are current residing in the brain when it is not fully captured.

4. There are many stories of people in ______________ who relied on their memory to help them cope with the horrors.

5. The author asks the question: "Why are some people weakened by ______, while others gain strength from it?"

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