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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do we first practice Maitri on?
(a) Animals.
(b) Our loved ones.
(c) Our enemies.
(d) Ourselves.

3. What is the "foundation" of bodhichitta training?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Love.

4. What does the author claim that lojong slogans or the slogans of Atisha can help us do?
(a) Learn to meditate in less time than any other method.
(b) Become a true warrior.
(c) Understand the nature of love.
(d) Remember wisdom at emotional moments.

5. What is the traditional aspiration used in formal maitri training?
(a) "May I create joy in my own life, and rejoice in the happiness that I see in the lives of others."
(b) "May I and others enjoy happiness and the root of happiness."
(c) "There are no problems that I must solve."
(d) "My life and my joy is my responsibility."

Short Answer Questions

1. Chodron writes that, "All activities should be done with one intention." What is that intention?

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

3. What is the fifth step in the formal practice of maitri?

4. What does Chodron argue happens when we harm others?

5. What does the author recommend that we do with our sorrow?

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