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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does the author name as being on the lowest end of the spectrum in relation to how easy it will be for a person to pick up meditation?
2. The author presents a scenario wherein someone imagines his or her speech is going to go badly, but it goes fine. What term does the author give to this phenomenon?
3. What adjective does the author apply to the phenomenon of road rage?
4. When ancient Buddhist writings mention the term sati, what does the word mean in English?
5. The author states that when the Buddhist techniques work, a person receives not just happiness, but what other element?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the author's discussion of a wandering mind.
2. Discuss the author's use of the anecdote regarding his tense jaw.
3. How does the author get across his point about the need for the brain to provide rationale in the form of modules, even in illogical situations?
4. How does the author use the example of bodily fluids in order to demonstrate the differences between Western Buddhism and Traditional Buddhism?
5. What is witness consciousness, according to the author?
6. What is the author's analysis of the human fear of public speaking?
7. How does the author go about trying to depict the bliss he feels as a result of meditation?
8. Discuss the tendency of humans to engage in self-inflation.
9. To whom does the author recommend a meditation practice?
10. How does the author use the discussion of pain to illustrate his points about not-self?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Robert Wright utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Read the List of Buddhist Truths included in the back of Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True. Write an essay explaining the connection between one of the Buddhist Truths and an example or anecdote provided by the author within the text.
Essay Topic 3
Examine Robert Wright's use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the book's inherent themes and messages?
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