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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Stress.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Joy.
(d) Shared humanity.

3. What did the Buddha say about our relationship to enlightenment?
(a) Enlightenment can be achieved by everyone.
(b) We can all achieve enlightenment through the same method.
(c) We are never separated from enlightenment.
(d) Only by releasing the goal of achieving enlightenment is it achieved.

4. Where does the title of the book come from?
(a) Buddha.
(b) A quote from Ghandi.
(c) A sacred scripture.
(d) A quote between a teacher and student.

5. What is the third lord of materialism?
(a) The lord of mind.
(b) The lord of applause.
(c) The lord of convenience.
(d) The lord of ambition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author encourage readers to question the "strategies of the ego"?

2. What does the author claim Martin Luther King is an example of?

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

4. What are the three characteristics of human existence?

5. What is the first lord of materialism?

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