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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Conditions of Flow; Chapter 5, The Body in Flow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to understand the idea of flow, a person needs to be aware of the __________ to personal fulfillment.
(a) Obstacles.
(b) Money.
(c) Questions.
(d) Road.

2. While having a/an ____________________ is possible at any given moment, flow tends to occur more in a structured atmosphere.
(a) Orgasm.
(b) Optimal moment.
(c) Success story.
(d) Open session.

3. _________ increases as people age, according to the book, so people become more willing to ask what their life is about.
(a) Drama.
(b) Discontent.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

4. What is NOT one of the areas that the author cites has having altered the course of during the book?
(a) Government policy.
(b) Geriatric care.
(c) Juvenile rehabilitation.
(d) Occupational therapy.

5. The question of what is ____________ is the one question that modern poets, philosophers, and psychologists can't seem to answer.
(a) Flow.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Truth.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without consciousness, the author says, humans would only be able to _________ instinctively to all circumstances.

2. Some are driven by ___________ and a sense of purpose, rather than the accumulation of wealth or public achievement.

3. When the man is trying to find out why he got passed over for the job, what is the first reaction the author says he could have?

4. The _________ experience can be created by a person and the proof is seen in times when a person feels in control of their actions.

5. One must ask how these expectations of one's future are formed and realize that the outcome is a _______________ experience.

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