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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Buddhist scripture, what is the name of the braggart who challenged The Buddha's notions of not-self?
(a) Ngo Din Diem.
(b) Thich Quang Duc.
(c) Bhikkhu Bodhi.
(d) Aggivessana.

2. In what year did the author attend his first silent meditation retreat?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2003.

3. Western Buddhism eliminates all but which of the following traditional Buddhist traditions?
(a) Meditation on one's own rotting corpse.
(b) Meditation on feces within one's body.
(c) Meditation on the pus within one's own body.
(d) The use of gongs.

4. What is NOT a concern the author attributes to the process of natural selection?
(a) The pleasure associated with the goals should not last forever.
(b) Aesthetic considerations.
(c) There should be more of a focus on the immediate pleasure than on the way it will soon dissipate.
(d) Achieving the goals should bring pleasure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the eminent twentieth-century scholar of Buddhism?

2. Which group of people does the author say especially identified with the film he references within the chapter title "Take the Red Pill"?

3. What does the author NOT list among the most popular reasons for people to try meditation?

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

5. How many parts belong to the Path that "deeply committed Buddhists are supposed to tread" (48)?

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