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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author NOT list among the most popular reasons for people to try meditation?
(a) To make better decisions.
(b) To relieve stress.
(c) To quell self-loathing.
(d) To cool anger.

2. What is the meaning of the term metta?
(a) Loving kindness.
(b) Extraordinary.
(c) Mantra.
(d) Saturation.

3. What is the English translation of the word dvesha within the group of three poisons named in Buddhist texts?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Greed.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Wrath.

4. The author states that one of the most famous delusions in all of Buddhism is the illusion of what?
(a) Self.
(b) Oneness.
(c) Independence.
(d) Altruism.

5. What object does the author use as a metaphor for the feelings that connect one’s conscious mind and one’s thoughts?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Foam.
(d) Glue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the author NOT list when explaining what he means by "forms" (142)?

2. What is the English translation of the word moha within the group of three poisons named in Buddhist texts?

3. What kind of benefits does the author describe self-delusion as harboring?

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

5. What activity does the author most often engage in when he is avoiding work?

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