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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the nineteenth century yogi Patrul Rinpiche suggest we do to train in compassion?
(a) Try not to hurt others, but do not go out of your way to give when there is no hope of them being kind.
(b) Imagine beings in torment, and put yourself in their place.
(c) Understand that your problems are not the only ones in the world, and try to help those who are less fortunate.
(d) Actively listen to others, and imagine how they must feel.

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

3. In practicing compassion, who is the first person we aspire to feel compassion for?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Our enemies.
(c) People we do not know.
(d) Our families.

4. What did Albert Einstein claim was an illusion?
(a) Our separateness from others.
(b) Our fears.
(c) The idea of hate.
(d) The universe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does Chodron claim we are predisposed to have with others?

2. What is the fifth step in the formal practice of maitri?

3. How does Bodhi translate?

4. Where does the title of the book come from?

5. What is the final step of the formal practice of maitri?

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