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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship does a Buddhist teaching claim that we have had with all others?
(a) That of mother and child.
(b) That of a teacher and student.
(c) That of an animal and owner.
(d) That of a lover.

2. What is the main point of the formal practice of maitri?
(a) To uncover the ability to love without bias.
(b) To love freely and ask nothing in return.
(c) To withdraw from the noise of our daily lives.
(d) To give up our independence to join a community.

3. How does Chondron describe our "fundamental energy"?
(a) As "unpredictable, like a leaf on the wind."
(b) As "tender, wholesome and fresh."
(c) As "loving and generous at its very core."
(d) As "essentially good."

4. Which answer completes the following quote? "If this process of clear seeing isn't based on self-compassion it will become a process of ______."
(a) Increased tension.
(b) Losing patience.
(c) Heartbreak.
(d) Self-aggression.

5. What is the "foundation" of bodhichitta training?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim that bodhichitta training unlocks?

2. What does tonglen literally mean?

3. What is the fifth step in the formal practice of maitri?

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

5. Which does Chodron consider more emotionally challenging: loving-kindness or compassion?

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