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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tendency is comfort orientation based on?
(a) Being irresponsible.
(b) Hoping for the best.
(c) Overspending.
(d) Avoiding inconvenience.

2. Which answer completes the following quote? "If this process of clear seeing isn't based on self-compassion it will become a process of ______."
(a) Losing patience.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) Increased tension.
(d) Self-aggression.

3. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?
(a) Comfort orientation.
(b) Running late.
(c) Depression.
(d) Lack of sleep.

4. How does Chondron describe our "fundamental energy"?
(a) As "unpredictable, like a leaf on the wind."
(b) As "tender, wholesome and fresh."
(c) As "essentially good."
(d) As "loving and generous at its very core."

5. What does the author claim that lojong slogans or the slogans of Atisha can help us do?
(a) Remember wisdom at emotional moments.
(b) Understand the nature of love.
(c) Become a true warrior.
(d) Learn to meditate in less time than any other method.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the lojong teachings for?

2. What ritual did Trungpa Rinpoche teach Chodron could be enjoyed?

3. Why can our good fortune be hard to miss?

4. What does the author claim that bodhichitta training unlocks?

5. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?

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