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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chodron, what two things do all those who set out on this path discover that we all have?
(a) Anxiety and attention problems.
(b) Difficulty in life and diminished hope for the future.
(c) Changing emotions and difficulty focusing.
(d) Neurosis and wisdom.

2. What does the author argue that we do to sow the seeds of our own suffering?
(a) "Most of us focus our energies on problems."
(b) "Most of us fail to notice that the world is full of love."
(c) "Most of us believe that we are separate from others, and seek only our own good."
(d) "Most of us keep strengthening our negative habits."

3. What is the near enemy of equanimity?
(a) Fear.
(b) Detachment.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Worry.

4. What aspiration does Chodron recommend to cultivate love and joy?
(a) "May we never be separated from each other, and in our connection find joy and happiness."
(b) "May I and others never be separated from the great happiness that is devoid of suffering."
(c) "May we all enjoy comfort and joy."
(d) "May I and others find joy in our circumstances as they are."

5. What does the author claim that lojong slogans or the slogans of Atisha can help us do?
(a) Learn to meditate in less time than any other method.
(b) Understand the nature of love.
(c) Remember wisdom at emotional moments.
(d) Become a true warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the role of forgiveness in bodhichitta training?

2. What does the author claim that thoughts become with time?

3. What is the second stage in learning to rejoice?

4. What is the "seed of goodness"?

5. What is overwhelm?

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