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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another term for the six strengths?
(a) Six hearts.
(b) Six senses.
(c) Six palomitas.
(d) Six paramitas.

2. What will happen if we "stay with" sorrow or pain?
(a) We will feel lighter and more courageous.
(b) We will have strengthened personal relationships.
(c) We will feel worse.
(d) We will understand why we have so many psychological issues.

3. 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.

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

5. Why does Chodron write that rejoicing in things takes courage?
(a) Because we have to think consistently about one thing for longer than we are used to.
(b) Because we have to imagine more possibilities for ourselves.
(c) Because we have to drop our complaining.
(d) Because we have to create a new story of our lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?

2. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?

3. Which of the following qualities is one of the five strengths?

4. What upset the woman who was always late in Chodron's story?

5. What is the "seed of goodness"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author claim that with bodhichitta practices, we eventually feel more joy?

2. What is equanimity?

3. How does Chodron characterize pettiness, arrogance, and being judgmental?

4. What is the far enemy of compassion?

5. What does Chodron write are the best ways to practice not doing harm?

6. What are the three futile strategies?

7. How was Shariputra an example for students during the Buddha's teaching at Vulture Peak Mountain (in his teachings known as The Heart Sutra)?

8. What are the three near enemies of compassion?

9. What are the stages of learning to rejoice?

10. What is lhenchak?

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