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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parts belong to the Path that "deeply committed Buddhists are supposed to tread" (48)?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

2. The first time the author attended a week-long meditation retreat, he was allowed to speak how many times?
(a) Never.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

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

4. What is the English translation of the word anatta?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Not-self.
(c) Peace.
(d) Tranquility.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that "coherence of motivation, though a desirable quality in a friend or collaborator, isn't by itself" (82) what?

2. Which character in the movie referred to in the chapter entitled "Take the Red Pill" realizes that his life has actually been an extended hallucination?

3. In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain controls what?

4. What experiments are said to have "powerfully demonstrated the capacity of the conscious self to convince itself that it is calling the shots when it is not" (79)?

5. The author uses the example of his childhood experiences with the Tooth Fairy in order to demonstrate what concept?

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