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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 does Chodron write that her friend thought when he heard a woman screaming on the street?
(a) "I don't care."
(b) "What can I do?"
(c) "What is happening?"
(d) "Better her than me."

2. What does the author compare with the rawness of a broken heart?
(a) Nirvana.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Bodhichitta.
(d) Meditation.

3. What tendency is comfort orientation based on?
(a) Being irresponsible.
(b) Overspending.
(c) Hoping for the best.
(d) Avoiding inconvenience.

4. Which answer completes the following quote? "If this process of clear seeing isn't based on self-compassion it will become a process of ______."
(a) Losing patience.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) Increased tension.
(d) Self-aggression.

5. What are the three lords of materialism?
(a) Ways we maintain an "illusion of security."
(b) Obstacles to achieving Nirvana.
(c) An attachment to status and material goods.
(d) Sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the cook from Gambo Alley who was miserable see as she walked unhappily?

2. 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?

3. What does Chodron argue happens when we harm others?

4. How does Bodhi translate?

5. Which of the following does Chodron recommend?

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