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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do we first practice Maitri on?
(a) Animals.
(b) Our enemies.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) Our loved ones.

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

3. What does the yogi Patrul Rinpche suggest we do to arouse compassion?
(a) Write letters to our enemies.
(b) Meditate on the feelings of others.
(c) Relax our body in order to feel physically.
(d) Imagine ourselves in the place of someone in pain.

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

5. What does the author claim "cannot proliferate" without our thoughts?
(a) Misunderstandings.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Poor relationships.
(d) The humiliation of past mistakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does a Buddhist teaching claim that we have had with all others?

2. What is the traditional aspiration used in formal maitri training?

3. Who are the two witnesses that Chodron writes about?

4. What does Chodron claim is the most difficult step in any practice?

5. The author relates the story of a woman who found herself surrounded by people threatening to throw stones. What did she feel in that moment?

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