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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "The Nature of the Mind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freda Taylor suffer from?
(a) Arthritis
(b) Cancer
(c) An unrequited love
(d) A bad marriage

2. What does Sogyal think individuals should prepare for?
(a) Family
(b) Work
(c) Holidays
(d) The after life

3. Which of the following does Soyal not say comes from the fear of death?
(a) Over eating
(b) The unknown
(c) A passion for life
(d) Knowledge of one's self

4. What does sem mean in English?
(a) Calm mind
(b) The nature of mind
(c) Concentration
(d) The ordinary mind

5. What does Rinpoche state his master treated him like?
(a) An animal
(b) A slave
(c) His son
(d) A person

Short Answer Questions

1. What other character is also dying in this opening chapter?

2. How does the Dalai Lama claim a person can minimize the consequences of death?

3. Why does Tseten not want to go to a nearby monetary?

4. What had Krish Gotami lost in Sogyal's story?

5. What does the pursuit of material items lead to?

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