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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would be the result if the mind did not attempt to put the experiences it has in some sort of order?
(a) Depression.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Psychotic break.

2. The nature of our nervous system requires the mind to take each event as it is happening and put it into __________.
(a) A book.
(b) A box.
(c) A memory.
(d) Order.

3. What is NOT one of the ways in which a person might find happiness, according to the author of the book?
(a) War.
(b) Love.
(c) Service.
(d) Work.

4. What is the name that the author has coined for people who are internally driven to find flow in their lives?
(a) Automotic.
(b) Autoflowic.
(c) Automatic.
(d) Autoletic.

5. What is the first reaction of the manager who has been passed over for a promotion in the company, in the author's example?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

6. Consciousness also allows a person to determine happiness or misery despite _______________.
(a) Government rules and regulations.
(b) Truth.
(c) Religious upbringing.
(d) Outside influences.

7. The author believes that without _____________, one can not measure success and thus enjoyment will not be complete.
(a) Feedback.
(b) Goals.
(c) Friends.
(d) Praise.

8. A person can not control __________ or war, according to the author and be brings this up at several times.
(a) Money.
(b) Work.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Weather.

9. Another condition of flow is how the __________ affects a person's goals and desires for their lives.
(a) Culture.
(b) Laws.
(c) School.
(d) Household.

10. 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.

11. For many reasons, the idea of psychic entropy is the direct opposite of optimal __________, according to the author.
(a) Truth.
(b) Experience.
(c) Living.
(d) Honor.

12. The author asks the reader to put aside the thought that ___________ can bring happiness to a person.
(a) Family.
(b) Fame.
(c) Material objects.
(d) Love.

13. Many believe that the excitement of the challenge comes from _____________ of a particular situation.
(a) The challenge.
(b) Being in control.
(c) The goals.
(d) The audience.

14. Consciousness is actually a __________ process even though it is able to override genetics in order to become self-directed.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Biological.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Emotional.

15. Many people believe they are meant to be _____________ or they are not - no wiggle room between sides.
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. An event that conflicts with the self can wreak havoc until the ________ accepts or rejects appropriate behaviors and attitudes.

2. While talking about the passed over promotion may not yield any benefits, it can create a more ____________ work environment.

3. ____________ has been a focus of human philosophy since the time of Aristotle.

4. In a structured atmosphere, it is possible and easier to measure optimal experience through a _______________.

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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