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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?
(a) Problems with family.
(b) Hearing loss.
(c) Loss of heart.
(d) Depression.

2. What do vajrayana Buddhists claim is inherent in emotion?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Love.
(c) The seeds of self-growth.
(d) Hope.

3. What upset the woman who was always late in Chodron's story?
(a) Her daughter fell.
(b) Her food spoiled.
(c) When someone else was late.
(d) She wanted a raise, but her boss said she never arrived on time.

4. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?
(a) Blocked feelings.
(b) Loss of heart.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Bodhichitta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the cook from Gambo Alley who was miserable see as she walked unhappily?

2. How many near enemies of compassion are there?

3. What sense is associated with "loss of heart"?

4. What does the author experience after finding her boyfriend "passionately embracing" another woman?

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

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