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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that happiness is not an elusive goal, that it can be achieved through the control of ________________.

2. You need to change your _________ conditions in order to improve the quality of your life, according to the author.

3. The concept of the Flow is a state in which one is so immersed in something that nothing else _________________.

4. Most fakirs and practitioners of other mental disciplines do not hold up to ______________.

5. While there are things which can not be changed, there are ways in which one can be as __________ as possible to prevent disaster.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between pleasure and enjoyment, according to the author of the book?

2. What is the example that is given in this section of the book to show a situation in which a person can apply the answer to #17?

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

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

5. What does the author want people to realize about the idea of challenges?

6. What does the author think would happen if a person did not have a consciousness?

7. What is the definition of flow, according to the findings of the author in this book?

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

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

10. What are the five key factors that can assure that a child may have an optimum experience in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author states that it is necessary that a person works in order to survive in the world.

Part 1: Why is it necessary for people to work in order to survive in the world?

Part 2: What happens to the person who doesn't choose to work or who can not work? How are they perceived?

Part 3: Do you feel that work is necessary to be a productive part of society? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Changing external conditions is one of the ways in which the quality of life can be improved, according to the author.

Part 1: Why do you think changing things outside of yourself makes you happier?

Part 2: Do you agree that changing things around you is a way to create permanent happiness?

Part 3: In what ways do you think that changing the external conditions of your life may not cause happiness?

Essay Topic 3

The author presents the idea that flow can be something which may be planned or something which may be spontaneous.

Part 1: Do you agree that flow can be spontaneous or planned? Why?

Part 2: How do you think the flow can be planned? Doesn't that seem to contradict the idea of something flowing?

Part 3: Why do you think that flow is easy to capture in both manners according to the author?

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