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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. Optimal flow does not present _________ conditions on where it may reside, according to the author.
(a) Rigid.
(b) Fluctuating.
(c) Positive.
(d) Truthful.

2. There are many stories of people in ______________ who relied on their memory to help them cope with the horrors.
(a) Jails.
(b) POW camps.
(c) Concentration camps.
(d) Boarding schools.

3. Many children were born to carry on a _____________ or to serve a parent's biological need for children.
(a) Royal bloodline.
(b) Disease.
(c) Spiritual quest.
(d) Family name.

4. That said, some people will have troubles with some stress inducers, but will ___________in the face of others.
(a) Argue.
(b) Rise to the challenge.
(c) Not recognize the issue.
(d) Break apart.

5. Solitude is a great thing when you want to solve a problem or master a ____________, according to the author.
(a) Book.
(b) Skill.
(c) Creation.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The second group of people who are faced with stress tend to ______________ when faced with it.

2. Those with autoletic personalities tend to find _________ in nearly any situation through mental stimulation and attitude.

3. One of the most rewarding and complex relationships one will ever deal with is that of _____________.

4. The first group of people who are faced with stress tend to ____________ when faced with it.

5. Flow goes much deeper than a quest for _______. In fact, material possessions may be seen as icing on the cake.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What used to be the reason for people to get married to each other, though the reasons have changed today?

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

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

5. What are the two basic responses to stress that people tend to fall into when they are faced with such a challenge?

6. Despite all that has been determined about happiness, what do some people believe are the only things needed for happiness?

7. Why does the author say that work is necessarily for a person in this world?

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

9. What must happen in relation to work in order for a person to obtain optimal flow?

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

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