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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parts belong to the Path that "deeply committed Buddhists are supposed to tread" (48)?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

2. To what movie does the first chapter, entitled "Taking the Red Pill," refer?
(a) Drugstore Cowboy.
(b) The Matrix.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Taxi Driver.

3. How many minutes does the author say he spends meditating each morning?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. Though the author admits that there are paradoxes within Buddhism, he says that there are also paradoxes within which branch of science?
(a) Physics.
(b) Forensics.
(c) Biology.
(d) Geology.

5. What does the author NOT list among the most popular reasons for people to try meditation?
(a) To quell self-loathing.
(b) To make better decisions.
(c) To relieve stress.
(d) To cool anger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of benefits does the author describe self-delusion as harboring?

3. What is NOT one of the five aggregates named by The Buddha when he first split the self into five aggregates?

4. What is the English translation of the title of the Buddhist text called the Satipatthana Sutta?

5. What is the English translation of the word dukkha?

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