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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 believe that we should do with the emotions related to our experiences?
(a) Become intimate with them.
(b) Pretend that we feel positive, until it becomes our true feeling.
(c) Ignore them.
(d) We should notice the ways in which we can alter our circumstances to make ourselves happy.

2. How do we begin to practice the four limitless qualities?
(a) We begin by wishing happiness for ourselves and our close circle, gradually widening the circle.
(b) We must believe in our own potential, and we may begin by creating a slogan that states what we want to embody.
(c) We study the holy books with our spiritual teachers, and once we understand these qualities, we begin to meditate on them.
(d) We try to love ourselves by making sure we are as comfortable as possible, and then try to help others be comfortable as well.

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

4. Where does the title of the book come from?
(a) A quote between a teacher and student.
(b) A quote from Ghandi.
(c) Buddha.
(d) A sacred scripture.

5. Which of the two witnesses does Chodron say we should hold?
(a) "The nearest."
(b) "The second."
(c) "The principal one."
(d) "The first."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two witnesses that Chodron writes about?

2. According to Chodron, what two things do all those who set out on this path discover that we all have?

3. Which does Chodron consider more emotionally challenging: loving-kindness or compassion?

4. What does Chodron warn that we become habituated to doing?

5. What made Geshe Chekawa interested in publicizing the lojong slogans?

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