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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. There was a time when people were parts of a family because the ______________ required it.
(a) Family.
(b) Crops.
(c) Culture.
(d) Weather.

2. For some people, __________ is a key factor in their happiness and in achieving their state of flow.
(a) A bomb shelter.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Writing.

3. ________ is certainly one thing that is responsible for causing grief in a person's life, according to the author.
(a) Truth.
(b) Stress.
(c) Work.
(d) Love.

4. __________ skills tend to reach their formation in the late adolescent years, according to the author's findings.
(a) Flow.
(b) Daydream.
(c) Memory.
(d) Coping.

5. One of the most rewarding and complex relationships one will ever deal with is that of _____________.
(a) Family.
(b) Children.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Friendships.

Short Answer Questions

1. The world is a hostile place when a person does not have any ________, according to the author.

2. __________ is a very large part of some cultures and is typically not a group activity that one shares.

3. A more compelling way to occupy the mind is to ____________, according to the author.

4. There is no rule written in stone about how much a person should work, rather, it all depends on the person's ________.

5. Memory is an important part of every culture and is required to move ahead in any ___________ system.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does striving for flow seem like for a person who is having trouble making ends meet in his life?

2. What does the author want to point out that few people realize about the mind and how to control it?

3. What can the use of one's memory help a person do in his life?

4. What is a more compelling way to occupy the mind and to expand the consciousness of the mind?

5. What happens when the body is not involved in physical activity, according to the author?

6. Why might turning down a promotion to a higher paying job be a better idea for some?

7. What is certainly responsible for causing grief and trouble in one's life, according to the book?

8. What did Sigmund Freud have to say about the recipe for happiness; what it includes in his opinion?

9. What does each person have to determine for himself in relation to work and how much to work?

10. What happens to those people in a society who are shunned and taken out of the community where they live?

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