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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lesson from Socrates does the author have difficulty following in this early part of the book?
(a) Being in the present moment.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Detachment.
(d) Compassion.

2. Why does the author do what he does on his wedding night?
(a) His wife falls asleep first.
(b) He and his wife love to skydive.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He and his wife are camping.

3. Why does Millman become more dejected as time passes on his travels?
(a) He cannot make any lasting connections.
(b) He thinks everyone he meets is a hypocrite.
(c) He is overwhelmed by the different paths one can take to enlightment.
(d) He finds nothing that isn't available in the West in bookstores.

4. What does Ruth say that gets Dan's attention as he is leaving the juice stand?
(a) Create a nice day.
(b) A nice day is having you.
(c) Have a nice day.
(d) Nice is the day to create.

5. What is the major difference between the author and his wife, Linda?
(a) She is comfortable in the "conventional" world and he is not.
(b) She is meticulous and organized and he is sloppy.
(c) He is meticulous and organized and she is sloppy.
(d) He is comfortable in the "conventional" world and she is not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strikes Millman by its grandeur?

2. What schools does Millman attend regularly?

3. What is a fakir?

4. After Stanford, where does the author accept a teaching position?

5. What is one thing Ruth and Dan have in common?

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