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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "sharing the heart"?
(a) A Buddhist rule for all serious warriors.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A simple practice.
(d) An old Zen idea about how to improve our quality of life.

2. What does the author compare to an elderly couple living in a protected community in Florida?
(a) Reincarnation.
(b) The workings of the ego.
(c) Love.
(d) The relationship between a student and teacher.

3. How does Chodron suggest we cultivate bravery?
(a) Through aspirations.
(b) Through conversations with spiritual teachers.
(c) By trying new things.
(d) Through affirmations.

4. How does Chodron define bravery?
(a) Avoiding reactions in relationships.
(b) Being in the present moment.
(c) Not having self-deception.
(d) Loving freely.

5. What are the three noble principles?
(a) Confess your faults, move toward your fears, and release your expectations.
(b) Good in the beginning, good in the middle, good in the end.
(c) Meditate, exercise, and rest.
(d) Love, hope, and generosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim is the gift of understanding that uncertainty is part of life?

2. What do vajrayana Buddhists claim is inherent in emotion?

3. According to Chodron, what happens when we consciously try to fix faults in ourselves?

4. What does the author claim that sitting meditation cultivates?

5. What is Maitri?

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