View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chodron claim that the practice of bodhichitta increases our joy?
(a) Because as we meditate on our love for others, we become more kind toward them, ad love becomes a chain of thoughts, beliefs, and actions.
(b) Because it teaches us to be calm, and sitting silently can improve our mood.
(c) Because it increases awareness of our basic goodness.
(d) Because the Buddha said that this is what would occur.

2. What happened to the woman who gave a panhandler a bill outside of a store?
(a) He told her she may have given him too much.
(b) He fell down and she had to care for him.
(c) Her husband was passing by and saw this.
(d) He came to her aid when she had a heart attack.

3. What would Chodron like us to see about being in a raft that has disintegrated?
(a) It can be liberating.
(b) It could never happen.
(c) We never needed a raft.
(d) Our innermost self finds a way in an emergency.

4. How do we begin to practice the four limitless qualities?
(a) We must believe in our own potential, and we may begin by creating a slogan that states what we want to embody.
(b) We try to love ourselves by making sure we are as comfortable as possible, and then try to help others be comfortable as well.
(c) We begin by wishing happiness for ourselves and our close circle, gradually widening the circle.
(d) We study the holy books with our spiritual teachers, and once we understand these qualities, we begin to meditate on them.

5. Who are the best teachers in teaching us to rejoice in the good fortune of others?
(a) People with power over us.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Children.
(d) Difficult people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Chodron say that cultivating equanimity takes?

2. How does equanimity compare with our usual perspective?

3. What does Chodron believe that we should do with the emotions related to our experiences?

4. What are the lojong teachings for?

5. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 421 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample