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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the best teachers in teaching us to rejoice in the good fortune of others?
(a) Children.
(b) Difficult people.
(c) The elderly.
(d) People with power over us.

2. What is the near enemy of loving-kindness?
(a) Attachment.
(b) Humor.
(c) Lust.
(d) Hope.

3. How do we get beyond laziness to open ourselves to bodhichitta?
(a) Meditation and other warrior practices.
(b) Work with a teacher.
(c) Physical excercise.
(d) Think positively.

4. What can the six ways of compassionate living do?
(a) Fortify our relationships.
(b) Teach us to expect the unexpected.
(c) Take us beyond our fear of letting go.
(d) Teach us to live within our means.

5. What is the far enemy of loving-kindness?
(a) Anger.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Longing.
(d) Jealousy.

6. What is the first step to an aspiration for joy and happiness?
(a) Avoiding protests.
(b) Staying with our meditative process.
(c) Enjoying our own good fortune.
(d) Enjoying our thoughts without any effort to change our circumstance.

7. What did the mother who wanted to help her heroin addicted son feel during her aspiration?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Overwhelmed.
(d) Frustrated.

8. What does Chodron claim undermines our wakeful energy?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Depression.
(d) Sadness.

9. How does Chodron argue that our diet and health affect our strength?
(a) She does not deal with these topics directly.
(b) She argues that it is impossible to withstand the rigors of sitting meditation if we are physically unhealthy.
(c) She writes that it is important that we care for our health as it does affect our minds.
(d) She writes that we must use moderation in all things.

10. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?
(a) Depression.
(b) Loss of heart.
(c) Problems with family.
(d) Hearing loss.

11. What is prajnaparamita?
(a) The source of maitri.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Goodness.
(d) Unconditional bodhichitta.

12. What upset the woman who was always late in Chodron's story?
(a) When someone else was late.
(b) Her daughter fell.
(c) Her food spoiled.
(d) She wanted a raise, but her boss said she never arrived on time.

13. What is the second stage in learning to rejoice?
(a) To rejoice about the simplest things possible.
(b) To take joy in our relationships.
(c) To rejoice in the good fortune of another.
(d) To take time to truly enjoy aspects our routine that are the most normal.

14. What is the name of the ship captain in traditional Buddhist stories?
(a) Rudolf.
(b) Scholarly Sam.
(c) Compassionate Heart.
(d) Prat.

15. What happened to the woman who gave a panhandler a bill outside of a store?
(a) He fell down and she had to care for him.
(b) Her husband was passing by and saw this.
(c) He came to her aid when she had a heart attack.
(d) He told her she may have given him too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense is associated with "loss of heart"?

2. What will happen if we "stay with" sorrow or pain?

3. What is most important in doing good deeds?

4. How does equanimity compare with our usual perspective?

5. What is the pirate's name in the traditional Buddhist story about a ship captain and a pirate?

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