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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the gentlest method of reproach?
(a) To ask, "Why am I here?"
(b) To ask, "Who really supports me?"
(c) To ask, "Have I ever done this before?"
(d) To ask, "What do I want in my life?"

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

4. What is "sharing the heart"?
(a) An old Zen idea about how to improve our quality of life.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A Buddhist rule for all serious warriors.
(d) A simple practice.

5. Why are students taught to bow to others and to objects in the Zen tradition?
(a) To demonstrate their status.
(b) To demonstrate their devotion to others.
(c) To show respect.
(d) To show humility.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chodron, what two things do all those who set out on this path discover that we all have?

2. What does Chondron claim is the essence of generosity?

3. What does Jarvis Jay Master write?

4. What does the yogi Patrul Rinpche suggest we do to arouse compassion?

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

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