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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Buddha said that engagement is the product of a what?
(a) A power.
(b) A shame.
(c) A lust.
(d) A feeling.

2. What kind of meditation does the author say produced a feeling that is probably similar to two hard drugs?
(a) Laughing meditation.
(b) Concentration meditation.
(c) Group meditation.
(d) Mindfulness meditation.

3. What types of insects were making noise outside of the author's window on the fifth night of his first meditation retreat?
(a) Katydids.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Cicadas.
(d) Locusts.

4. Who is the author of the book called What the Buddah Taught?
(a) Hadley Cantril.
(b) Ajahn Chah.
(c) Walpola Rahula.
(d) Judson Brewer.

5. What doctrine emphasizes that nothing has any essence?
(a) The familial doctrine.
(b) The emptiness doctrine.
(c) The aesthetics doctrine.
(d) The surrender doctrine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that seeing the world as what is an essential step on the path to enlightenment?

2. The author states that he suspects that our recognition of familiar people, pets, and even objects within our lives is based on what?

3. Within what situation should one practice the RAIN technique, according to the author?

4. The author states, “It’s kind of amazing, when you think about it, that the world would be set up this way: that the path you embark on to relieve yourself of suffering would, if pursued assiduously, lead you to become not just a happier person but a person with a clearer view of" (263) what two types of reality?

5. What is the English translation of the title of the Buddhist text called the Satipatthana Sutta?

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