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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say is the only thought people have when eyeing a sugar doughnut?
(a) How intensely they will want another one only seconds after eating this one.
(b) How eating it will help them relax.
(c) How eating it will leave them feeling tired or agitated later.
(d) How good it will taste.

2. What Rolling Stones song does the author say perfectly encapsulates the human condition from the Buddhist point of view?
(a) You Can't Always Get What You Want.
(b) Salt of the Earth.
(c) I Can't Get No Satisfaction.
(d) Gimme Shelter.

3. What is the English translation of the word anatta?
(a) Not-self.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Peace.
(d) Tranquility.

4. What disorder does the author say makes it difficult for him to meditate?
(a) Clinical depression.
(b) Autism.
(c) Attention deficit disorder.
(d) Asperger's syndrome.

5. In what decade were the famous series of experiments conducted by Benjamin Libet?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does the author say afflicts him when he is trying to work?

2. Within what situation should one practice the RAIN technique, according to the author?

3. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?

4. Who is the author of the book called What the Buddah Taught?

5. When thoughts arise during meditation, the author states that they generally have all but which of the following characteristics?

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