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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. Some philosophies state that outside forces that affect us are largely outside of us, which causes our lives to be ____________ and out of our control.
(a) Pre-ordained.
(b) Boring.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Mutable.

2. ________ can teach a person how to exert the control and thereby steer the consciousness in the direction of joy and harmony.
(a) God.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Flow.
(d) Truth.

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

4. Through experience, the self will be able to build and to recognize a hierarchy of _________ for life.
(a) Relationships.
(b) Promises.
(c) Goals.
(d) Loves.

5. A large portion of enjoyable acts are those which often involve __________ as well.
(a) Peace.
(b) Power.
(c) A challenge.
(d) Others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name that the author has coined for people who are internally driven to find flow in their lives?

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

3. Setting goals and receiving __________ feedback are crucial elements to achieving enjoyment, according to the author.

4. It is safe to say, according to the author, that _________ has been used to enrich virtually every facet of human existence.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What can the idea of flow teach a person to do in relation to his life and happiness?

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

3. What does Csikszentmihalyi mean when he talks about the idea of an autotelic person?

4. What does the author want people to realize about the idea of challenges?

5. What is the definition of flow, according to the findings of the author in this book?

6. What can the self give insight into, according to Csikszentmihalyi in this section of the book?

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

8. What does the author say goes hand in hand with many things that are enjoyable?

9. Why does the author believe that we are limited in experiencing complete joy?

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

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