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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the two witnesses that Chodron writes about?
(a) The teacher and student.
(b) The male and female.
(c) The inner and outer critic.
(d) The self and other.

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

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

5. How does the author characterize meditation?
(a) As the only path to a life free from suffering.
(b) As a great way to increase productivity,
(c) As simple and fun.
(d) As difficult but rewarding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chondron describe our "fundamental energy"?

2. Who are the best teachers in teaching us to rejoice in the good fortune of others?

3. What is maitri called in the Shamhala teaching?

4. What does the author claim is the gift of understanding that uncertainty is part of life?

5. What is "sharing the heart"?

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