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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 does Chodron write that a woman she knew did in traffic?
(a) "Sitting commute meditation."
(b) A daily negativity "detox."
(c) "Traffic of tonglen."
(d) A consistent 45 minute formal aspiration practice.

2. Which of the following does Chodron claim most of us are not satisfied to do?
(a) Create a career in spiritualist practice.
(b) Long for company.
(c) Hope for change.
(d) Retreat from the world.

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

4. Where did the Buddha teach groundlessness?
(a) The Imperial Forest.
(b) A beach.
(c) The Firefly River.
(d) Vulture Peak Mountain.

5. What is Chodron's tone in Chapter 15?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Hatful.
(c) Hurried.
(d) Straightforward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most important in doing good deeds?

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

3. Why does Chodron claim that the practice of bodhichitta increases our joy?

4. How does Chodron define bravery?

5. How many strengths does Chodron count in summarizing Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chodron recommend we react when life is pleasant?

2. What are the near and far enemies of the four limitless qualities?

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

4. What are the three futile strategies?

5. What are the three near enemies of compassion?

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

7. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

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

9. What does the author claim can be achieved through the six ways of compassionate living?

10. What is the far enemy of compassion?

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