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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. 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?

2. A more compelling way to occupy the mind is to ____________, according to the author.

3. Changing another person is virtually ____________, so many programs teach people to change their reactions instead.

4. No two __________ are exactly alike in their dynamic, the same way no two people are exactly alike in their beliefs and actions.

5. No matter what happens in life, many experts do believe that people are able to adjust and eventually will be able to find _________ once more.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say that solitude can provide to a person who seeks it out?

2. What does the author want to point out that few people realize about the mind and how to control it?

3. How does a person prevent himself from having to dwell on negative thoughts in the brain?

4. What does each person have to determine for himself in relation to work and how much to work?

5. What is a more compelling way to occupy the mind and to expand the consciousness of the mind?

6. Despite all that has been determined about happiness, what do some people believe are the only things needed for happiness?

7. What does striving for flow seem like for a person who is having trouble making ends meet in his life?

8. What is certainly responsible for causing grief and trouble in one's life, according to the book?

9. What used to be the reason for people to get married to each other, though the reasons have changed today?

10. What does it mean when someone overcomes adversity without any gathering of material possessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author says that many enjoyable acts involve challenges too, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Part 1: Do you agree with the author's statement about enjoyment being intertwined with challenges?

Part 2: How do you think life would be different if there weren't any challenges? Or wouldn't it be different?

Part 3: Why do you think that challenges are a part of enjoyment?

Essay Topic 3

Though some people do not like work, they don't experience flow in their leisure time either.

Part 1: Why do you think some people aren't finding flow in their lives?

Part 2: Do you think you'd feel more flow with more or less leisure time? Why?

Part 3: How do you think your life would change if you had more free time?

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