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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which answer completes the following quote? "If this process of clear seeing isn't based on self-compassion it will become a process of ______."
(a) Increased tension.
(b) Losing patience.
(c) Self-aggression.
(d) Heartbreak.

2. How does Chondron describe our "fundamental energy"?
(a) As "tender, wholesome and fresh."
(b) As "loving and generous at its very core."
(c) As "unpredictable, like a leaf on the wind."
(d) As "essentially good."

3. How does Chodron define bravery?
(a) Being in the present moment.
(b) Not having self-deception.
(c) Avoiding reactions in relationships.
(d) Loving freely.

4. What advice did the author receive as a six year old?
(a) To care for others in order to make her own life smoother.
(b) Not to let life harden her heart.
(c) Not to listen to advice.
(d) To have a clear mind by avoiding spicy foods.

5. According to Chodron, what happens when we consciously try to fix faults in ourselves?
(a) We may have positive results, but they are uncertain.
(b) We can increase our suffering.
(c) We can hurt others.
(d) We are unable to access our feelings in a meaningful way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chodron write about "shoulds" and "should nots"?

2. What happened to the woman who gave a panhandler a bill outside of a store?

3. What are the three lords of materialism?

4. What is the compassionate aspiration that the author begins with as she begins to teach?

5. What relationship does Chodron claim we are predisposed to have with others?

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