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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is true that there will always be external forces that demand our _____________ and cause stress in our lives.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Attention.
(c) Money.
(d) Tears.

2. What does the author seem to believe is not actually something that exists in the world?
(a) ESP.
(b) Religious zealotry.
(c) Consciousness.
(d) God.

3. What would be the result if the mind did not attempt to put the experiences it has in some sort of order?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Depression.
(c) Psychotic break.
(d) Nothing.

4. Pleasure may arise from a _____________, while enjoyment comes from a windfall at a casino.
(a) Spiritual experience.
(b) Well-planned meal.
(c) Tax refund.
(d) Lottery ticket.

5. Merging action with __________ also can increase flow, as in the case of physical activity, according to the author.
(a) Truth.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Goals.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ is another physical activity which relies on the rhythmic movement to produce flow.

2. The author believes it is easy to differentiate between ____________ and enjoyment, though the two are closely related.

3. Flow is less likely to occur when a cultural aspect does not match a person's ________ in life.

4. Through experience, the self will be able to build and to recognize a hierarchy of _________ for life.

5. Others may see and perceive the information about a person's consciousness, but it will never be the same as the persons' s view of ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Since it is not necessarily the events in one's life that cause happiness, what does the author propose causes the happiness around events?

2. What is a person able to do as a result of having a consciousness, according to the author?

3. What is the question that the book says psychologists and philosophers are no closer to finding the answer to?

4. What is consciousness, according to the author, causing it to seem less like a mystical thing?

5. Where does flow tend to occur most often in life, according to the author?

6. What can the self give insight into, according to Csikszentmihalyi in this section of the book?

7. How does the author say that happiness can be achieved, as he does not believe it is an unattainable goal?

8. When does psychic entropy occur, according to the author when speaking of the presence of self?

9. What are some of the problems an autoletic person can encounter in trying to achieve flow?

10. What are the two main strategies, according to the author, for improving one's life?

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