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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. 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 memory.
(c) Order.
(d) A box.

2. While there are things which can not be changed, there are ways in which one can be as __________ as possible to prevent disaster.
(a) Present.
(b) Honest.
(c) Proactive.
(d) Helpful.

3. The author states that the ______________ is a large part of the idea of human consciousness, containing all that a person has seen.
(a) Camera.
(b) Diary.
(c) Brain.
(d) Self.

4. Any action which requires attention from a person will results in the removal of the ability to fully __________ on other things.
(a) Post judgment.
(b) Focus.
(c) Touch.
(d) Enjoy.

5. Happiness can be found when the result of certain events meet or exceed _____________ of the person in the situation.
(a) Understandings.
(b) Expectations.
(c) Paychecks.
(d) Rules.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Most fakirs and practitioners of other mental disciplines do not hold up to ______________.

4. While having a/an ____________________ is possible at any given moment, flow tends to occur more in a structured atmosphere.

5. Another condition of flow is how the __________ affects a person's goals and desires for their lives.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author not think it is possible to expand the consciousness indefinitely?

2. What is consciousness, according to the author, causing it to seem less like a mystical thing?

3. What are some of the problems an autoletic person can encounter in trying to achieve flow?

4. How are people's perceptions affected, according to the author of this book?

5. How does the author say that happiness can be achieved, as he does not believe it is an unattainable goal?

6. What is the example that is given in this section of the book to show a situation in which a person can apply the answer to #17?

7. Since it is not necessarily the events in one's life that cause happiness, what does the author propose causes the happiness around events?

8. What happens to the self during experience, according to the author?

9. What is the relationship between culture and the way a person can experience flow in his life?

10. What are the five key factors that can assure that a child may have an optimum experience in his life?

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