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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many steps does the aspiration practice for compassion have?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. What are the lojong teachings for?
(a) Opening the heart.
(b) Training the mind.
(c) Finding a good feeling.
(d) Seeking spiritual guidance.

3. In practicing compassion, who is the first person we aspire to feel compassion for?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Our families.
(c) Our enemies.
(d) People we do not know.

4. What relationship does a Buddhist teaching claim that we have had with all others?
(a) That of mother and child.
(b) That of a lover.
(c) That of a teacher and student.
(d) That of an animal and owner.

5. How does Chodron suggest we cultivate bravery?
(a) Through affirmations.
(b) Through aspirations.
(c) Through conversations with spiritual teachers.
(d) By trying new things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chodron write that she got her idea of what was real as she grew up in the 1950s?

2. What does the author claim that sitting meditation cultivates?

3. What does the author experience after finding her boyfriend "passionately embracing" another woman?

4. How many stages are in the formal practice of tonglen?

5. What does the author compare to an elderly couple living in a protected community in Florida?

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