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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 made Geshe Chekawa interested in publicizing the lojong slogans?
(a) Hearing that it cured a man from an incurable illness.
(b) Learning how much money he could make from students.
(c) The urging of his own spiritual teacher.
(d) Seeing their effect on his brother.

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

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

4. According to Chodron, what two things do all those who set out on this path discover that we all have?
(a) Changing emotions and difficulty focusing.
(b) Difficulty in life and diminished hope for the future.
(c) Neurosis and wisdom.
(d) Anxiety and attention problems.

5. What is Maitri?
(a) A Tibetan term for hope.
(b) Acceptance of ourselves.
(c) Deep breath.
(d) Full relaxation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main point of the formal practice of maitri?

2. What is the synonym for sitting mediation used by Chodron?

3. Who taught that there are three principal characteristics of human existence?

4. Which of the following does Chodron recommend?

5. What are the lojong teachings for?

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