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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who taught that there are three principal characteristics of human existence?
(a) Chodron.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) Mother Teresa.

2. What advice did the author receive as a six year old?
(a) To have a clear mind by avoiding spicy foods.
(b) To care for others in order to make her own life smoother.
(c) Not to let life harden her heart.
(d) Not to listen to advice.

3. What does the author claim that bodhichitta training unlocks?
(a) The four limitless qualities.
(b) Our innate ability to relax.
(c) Our own deepest needs.
(d) Our feeling of happiness.

4. Which of the following does Chodron recommend?
(a) Relax slowly into meditation, and it will be less strenuous on your body.
(b) Do not expect applause.
(c) Do not eat food that will make your mind race.
(d) Remember only positive moments from the past.

5. What does the author compare to an elderly couple living in a protected community in Florida?
(a) The relationship between a student and teacher.
(b) Love.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) The workings of the ego.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author cite Trungpa RInpoche as teaching?

2. What insight did the woman give whom the author mentions is constantly on a diet?

3. What are the lojong teachings for?

4. What is the third lord of materialism?

5. What does the author claim is the gift of understanding that uncertainty is part of life?

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