Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Wright, Robert
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Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Wright, Robert
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do psychologists call the condition of "being stuck" in the natural human cycle of ultimately futile pleasure-seeking?
(a) The hamster wheel.
(b) The great illusion.
(c) The never-ending spiral.
(d) The hedonic treadmill.

2. What emotion does the author NOT list as one that is likely to arise when one feels that meditation is not going well?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Anger.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Frustration.

3. In what year did the author of the book What the Buddah Taught write the work?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1973.
(d) 2001.

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

5. What is the name of the eminent twentieth-century scholar of Buddhism?
(a) Jerome Barkow.
(b) Bhikkhu Bodhi.
(c) Edward Conze.
(d) Aaron Beck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of people does the author say especially identified with the film he references within the chapter title "Take the Red Pill"?

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

3. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?

4. The author states that "coherence of motivation, though a desirable quality in a friend or collaborator, isn't by itself" (82) what?

5. The author explains that the book Buddhism is True is an attempt to do all but which of the following things?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use the example of the scar experiment?

2. What is the author's analysis of the human fear of public speaking?

3. Discuss the author's purpose in using the example of Thich Quang Duc’s public self-immolation.

4. What is witness consciousness, according to the author?

5. What is the nature of the author's characterization of a meditation retreat?

6. How does the author use the discussion of pain to illustrate his points about not-self?

7. What are the differences between concentration meditation and mindfulness meditation?

8. How does the author shine a spotlight on his own flaws and for what purpose does he do so?

9. Discuss the author's decision to begin the book with an allusion to the film The Matrix.

10. To whom does the author recommend a meditation practice?

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