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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 , Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ruth Johnson?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An older woman in a muumuu.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) The young bank teller with whom Millman has dinner.

2. What does Ruth tell Dan to do in her note?
(a) Come back in three days.
(b) Go ride a surfboard.
(c) Go meditate for three days on top of Peli.
(d) Go home to his wife and daughter.

3. What fades in the author's memories as he leads a "normal" life?
(a) His memories of fighting in Viet Nam.
(b) His encounter with Socrates.
(c) His father's death.
(d) His past life as a Tibetan monk.

4. What is one thing Ruth and Dan have in common?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Oberlin.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

5. What is one overwhelming impression Millman has of India?
(a) The peace and quiet.
(b) The modern cities.
(c) The alternating cold and warm climate.
(d) The huge numbers of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mama Chia meet when she is 7?

2. What does Mama Chia think Dan is strong enough to do?

3. What does Socrates say about the search for ultimate meaning?

4. What does Mama Chia see as hidden gifts?

5. What happens to a student at Oberlin despite prayers?

(see the answer key)

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