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

2. Where did Atisha Dipankara take the bodhichitta teachings?
(a) From India to Tibet.
(b) From India to Latin America.
(c) From Tibet to Japan.
(d) From China to India.

3. 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) Shared humanity.
(b) Stress.
(c) Joy.
(d) Humiliation.

4. What does the author cite Trungpa RInpoche as teaching?
(a) "Anger is natural, but not helpful."
(b) "There is no cure for hot and cold."
(c) "Life is always best when you try to look on the bright side."
(d) "Everything has meaning."

5. How many stages are in the formal practice of tonglen?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bodhi translate?

2. Who do we first practice Maitri on?

3. What did the Buddha say about our relationship to enlightenment?

4. How does Chitta translate?

5. What does the author argue that we do to sow the seeds of our own suffering?

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