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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "Spiritual Help for the Dying".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sogyal express the importance of in this chapter?
(a) Meditation
(b) Samantabhadra
(c) Yin and Yang
(d) Dzogchen

2. What is the View used to see?
(a) Reality
(b) The afterlife
(c) A person's previous life
(d) The absolute state

3. What does sem mean in English?
(a) The ordinary mind
(b) The nature of mind
(c) Concentration
(d) Calm mind

4. Why does Tseten not want to go to a nearby monetary?
(a) He does not want to be a burden
(b) He wants to die among friends
(c) They don't believe in Buddhism
(d) He is meant to die where he is

5. What period does the natural bardo span between?
(a) Birth and death
(b) Morning and night
(c) Childhood and teenage years
(d) Childhood and adulthood

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a student have to achieved to move on to the View?

2. What does one need to cleanse during Phowa?

3. Where are the great liberation teachings based?

4. What other character is also dying in this opening chapter?

5. What does Khysentse lead Samten through?

(see the answer key)

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