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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that specific types of what can turn off the autopilot mode for feelings?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Music.
(c) Exercises.
(d) Behavioral therapies.

2. In an experiment, male respondents in rooms with women were more likely to rate what as an important goal?
(a) Survival.
(b) Wealth acquisition.
(c) Attractiveness.
(d) Career.

3. What kind of benefits does the author describe self-delusion as harboring?
(a) Darwinian.
(b) Personal.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Evolutionary.

4. Who is said to have remarked that our faculties of reason are controlled by passions, otherwise known as feelings, according to the author?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Hume.
(c) Kant.
(d) Maslow.

5. The author states that "More and more, groups of people define their identity in terms of" (17) what?
(a) Material wealth.
(b) Sharp opposition to other groups of people.
(c) Family.
(d) Career.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what movie does the first chapter, entitled "Taking the Red Pill," refer?

2. What Rolling Stones song does the author say perfectly encapsulates the human condition from the Buddhist point of view?

3. How many minutes does the author say he spends meditating each morning?

4. The author states that as times change, so should conclusions and what other element?

5. On what object does the author say people should place themselves during meditation?

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