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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Chodron define bravery?
(a) Being in the present moment.
(b) Avoiding reactions in relationships.
(c) Loving freely.
(d) Not having self-deception.

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

4. According to Chodron, what happens when we consciously try to fix faults in ourselves?
(a) We are unable to access our feelings in a meaningful way.
(b) We can hurt others.
(c) We may have positive results, but they are uncertain.
(d) We can increase our suffering.

5. What does Chodron write about categorizing things into "for" and "against"?
(a) Efficient.
(b) Narrowing the mind.
(c) Harder than focusing exclusively on the negative.
(d) Making it more difficult to find joy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author compare with the rawness of a broken heart?

4. Why can our good fortune be hard to miss?

5. Chodron writes that, "All activities should be done with one intention." What is that intention?

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