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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whatever we think will make us happy can often be what?
(a) Obstacles to happiness.
(b) A part of happiness.
(c) Paths to happiness.
(d) Makes us happy.

2. It is vital to keep our bodies, hearts and minds open to truth rather than what?
(a) Misunderstanding.
(b) Lies.
(c) Comparing the teachings to what we already believe.
(d) Ignoring the truth.

3. Buddha said we feed our happiness or suffering with how man nutriments?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What is the third turning?
(a) Encouragement.
(b) Realization.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Ignorance.

5. Buddha taught of _______________, where our ideas and concepts are extinguished.
(a) Karma.
(b) Sutra.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) Dharma.

Short Answer Questions

1. We must practice what to understand the Four Noble Truths?

2. With what does the Discourse on Turning the Wheel of the Dharma have to do?

3. Looking deeply into our suffering and writing down what nutriments we are feeding to sustain takes what?

4. We can learn calming by recognition, acceptance, ________________, looking deeply and insight.

5. Siddhartha Gutama sat under a bodhi tree and vowed not to get up until when?

(see the answer key)

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