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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Enjoying Solitude and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The way people relate to other members of their family is telling of their ___________ condition.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Work.
(c) Flow.
(d) Mental.

2. The author believes it is easy to differentiate between ____________ and enjoyment, though the two are closely related.
(a) Power.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Truth.
(d) Pleasure.

3. __________ is a very large part of some cultures and is typically not a group activity that one shares.
(a) Storytelling.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Reading.

4. Many children were born to carry on a _____________ or to serve a parent's biological need for children.
(a) Family name.
(b) Spiritual quest.
(c) Disease.
(d) Royal bloodline.

5. The mind tends to wander to the most __________ thoughts that are current residing in the brain when it is not fully captured.
(a) Useless.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Truthful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first reaction of the manager who has been passed over for a promotion in the company, in the author's example?

2. For some people, __________ is a key factor in their happiness and in achieving their state of flow.

3. What was the name of the Marine code breakers used in World War II as their language was never written down, so it could not be broken?

4. While it's been said that flow can be achieved through physical activity, the ________ can also help to generate this flow.

5. If memory were not a part of these past cultures, then the __________ nature of many of these cultures would have been lost.

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