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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 does the author warn that meditation can become when meditation practitioners do not pay attention to their negative emotions?
(a) Repression.
(b) Wasted time.
(c) Hurtful.
(d) Selfish.

2. What can the six ways of compassionate living do?
(a) Take us beyond our fear of letting go.
(b) Teach us to expect the unexpected.
(c) Teach us to live within our means.
(d) Fortify our relationships.

3. Where does Chodron write that she got her idea of what was real as she grew up in the 1950s?
(a) Her family.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) Television.

4. What is prajnaparamita?
(a) Goodness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Unconditional bodhichitta.
(d) The source of maitri.

5. What does Chodron claim undermines our wakeful energy?
(a) Depression.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Laziness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does the author quote as saying, "If I don't get a vision on Desolation Peak, then my name ain't William Blake."

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

3. Why does Chodron write that rejoicing in things takes courage?

4. What is the name of the ship captain in traditional Buddhist stories?

5. Which answer completes the following quote? "If this process of clear seeing isn't based on self-compassion it will become a process of ______."

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