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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "The Bardo of Becoming".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sogyal state the dying are being challenged?
(a) Negativity
(b) Their past lives
(c) Buddha
(d) Samsara

2. What must one do to find the true nature of mind?
(a) Worship
(b) Travel
(c) Chant
(d) Meditate

3. How can one overcome negative feelings when watching someone dying?
(a) By meditating
(b) By praying
(c) By thinking about reincarnation
(d) By placing one's self into their shoes

4. What two creatures battle a case for salvation?
(a) The angel of death and a white devil
(b) A guardian angel and a black devil
(c) A black lion and a white lion
(d) A winged tiger and a winged unicorn

5. What must one experience every seven days during this bardo?
(a) Death
(b) Their life highlights
(c) Birth
(d) Marriage

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sogyal state there is no need to die in?

2. What does a person need to do before true communication with a dying loved one can begin?

3. What state is the entire world in when Buddha wakes up from his meditation?

4. What did Buddha say that humankind repeats?

5. What is one convinced of during the first few weeks of this bardo?

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