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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 is the second of the three lords of materialism?
(a) The lord of greed.
(b) The lord of work.
(c) The lord of speech.
(d) The lord of competition.

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

3. Why does the author encourage readers to question the "strategies of the ego"?
(a) To let our guard down and better understand others.
(b) To eventually change our behavior.
(c) To connect to the Superego.
(d) To increase the hope in our lives.

4. What did Albert Einstein claim was an illusion?
(a) Our separateness from others.
(b) The universe.
(c) Our fears.
(d) The idea of hate.

5. What is the synonym for sitting mediation used by Chodron?
(a) Mindfulness-awareness practice.
(b) Easy meditation.
(c) Relaxed meditation.
(d) Classic relaxation and meditation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the three characteristics of human existence?

3. What is the "foundation" of bodhichitta training?

4. How does Bodhi translate?

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

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