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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Buddha stated that what emotion has a "poisoned root and honeyed tip" (30)?
(a) Pride.
(b) Anger.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Jealousy.

2. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?
(a) Procreation.
(b) Sustenance.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Survival.

3. When ancient Buddhist writings mention the term sati, what does the word mean in English?
(a) Peace.
(b) Mindfulness.
(c) Stillness.
(d) Tranquility.

4. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?
(a) When Are Feelings Illusions.
(b) Nirvana in a Nutshell.
(c) Like, Wow, Everything is One.
(d) Your CEO is MIA.

5. What is the meaning of the term metta?
(a) Loving kindness.
(b) Extraordinary.
(c) Saturation.
(d) Mantra.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the author attend his first silent meditation retreat?

2. The author states that what feeling is linked to our modern environmental mismatch?

3. What is NOT a feeling listed by the author as one that fosters "wars and atrocities" (4)?

4. In what state did the author attend his very first silent meditation retreat?

5. What do psychologists call the condition of "being stuck" in the natural human cycle of ultimately futile pleasure-seeking?

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