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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hope does Chodron write that we should abandon?
(a) Hope of earning love.
(b) Hope of fruition.
(c) Hope of growth.
(d) Hope of change.

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

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

4. What does Chodron claim we cultivate through making aspirations?
(a) Worldly ambition.
(b) Hope.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Good health.

5. What does the author claim that sitting meditation cultivates?
(a) Freedom from emotion.
(b) Body aches.
(c) Fear.
(d) Loving-kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first lord of materialism?

2. What does Chodron believe that the teaching of the three marks of existence can motivate us to do?

3. What is the traditional aspiration used in formal maitri training?

4. What does the author claim "cannot proliferate" without our thoughts?

5. What does Chodron claim is our relationship to reaching out to others?

(see the answer key)

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