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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does the author say he feels when he is getting ready for a public speaking engagement?
(a) Pride.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Shame.

2. What adjective does the author apply to the phenomenon of road rage?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Silly.
(c) False.
(d) Logical.

3. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?
(a) Procreation.
(b) Survival.
(c) Sustenance.
(d) Evolution.

4. The author states that natural selection does not want people to be happy, but instead wants them to be what?
(a) Tenacious.
(b) Productive.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Compassionate.

5. To what movie does the first chapter, entitled "Taking the Red Pill," refer?
(a) Drugstore Cowboy.
(b) Taxi Driver.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) The Matrix.

Short Answer Questions

1. When ancient Buddhist writings mention the term sati, what does the word mean in English?

2. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?

3. What is NOT an element the author lists as being said by Jesus Christ?

4. What disorder does the author say makes it difficult for him to meditate?

5. The author states that what feeling is linked to our modern environmental mismatch?

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