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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. The nature of our nervous system requires the mind to take each event as it is happening and put it into __________.
(a) A box.
(b) A book.
(c) Order.
(d) A memory.

2. 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) Nothing.
(c) Psychotic break.
(d) Depression.

3. ____________ has been a focus of human philosophy since the time of Aristotle.
(a) Fear.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

4. The definition of happiness, according to the author, doesn't really matter in the big _________.
(a) World.
(b) Truth.
(c) Question.
(d) Picture.

5. The _________ experience can be created by a person and the proof is seen in times when a person feels in control of their actions.
(a) Honorable.
(b) First.
(c) Optimal.
(d) Successful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pleasure is the realization of ___________, while enjoyment is the situation when goals are exceeded, according to the author.

2. What is not listed as one of the obstacles that can prevent a naturally driven person from reaching their goals?

3. What does the author seem to believe is not actually something that exists in the world?

4. In a culture where dancing is not permitted, the situation will require a change in order for the dancer to feel ___________.

5. One large obstacle to joy and the feeling of fulfillment is the act of feeling ______________ during one's life.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say goes hand in hand with many things that are enjoyable?

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

3. What are some crucial elements in achieving enjoyment in one's life, according to this book?

4. What can the idea of flow teach a person to do in relation to his life and happiness?

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

6. What are two of the factors that can affect happiness which are completely out of the control of the person?

7. What does it mean when an event escapes a person's consciousness, according to the author?

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

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

10. What are the conditions in which flow can be experienced, according to the author at the start of the chapter?

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