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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. Flow goes much deeper than a quest for _______. In fact, material possessions may be seen as icing on the cake.
(a) Riches.
(b) Balance.
(c) Truth.
(d) Connection.

2. The Amish have a tradition of _________ people who misbehave or who break the law within their tradition.
(a) Embracing.
(b) Leaving.
(c) Killing.
(d) Shunning.

3. No matter what happens in life, many experts do believe that people are able to adjust and eventually will be able to find _________ once more.
(a) Flow.
(b) Pain.
(c) Truth.
(d) Happiness.

4. It is useless to memorize items that ________________, as one will not retain the knowledge.
(a) Never be used.
(b) Are too simple to remember.
(c) Are silly.
(d) Are for children.

5. One of the most popular ways that people force feed the brain is by ______________, according to the author.
(a) Reading.
(b) Cell phones.
(c) Television.
(d) Computers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regardless of history or meaning, __________ is an integral part of every person's life, either directly or indirectly.

2. Changing another person is virtually ____________, so many programs teach people to change their reactions instead.

3. The mind tends to wander to the most __________ thoughts that are current residing in the brain when it is not fully captured.

4. Freud states quite simply that the recipe for happiness in life was ___________ and work.

5. As one grows older, friendships tend to become something more than a combination of ___________ experiences.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of animals does the author say that humans are by nature?

5. What are the three basic things a person needs to cope with the obstacles in one's life, according to this section of the book?

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

7. What are some of the downsides of solitude when it is not actively pursued for a person?

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

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

10. What does it mean when someone overcomes adversity without any gathering of material possessions?

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