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

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

3. Which of the following does Chodron recommend?
(a) Do not expect applause.
(b) Remember only positive moments from the past.
(c) Relax slowly into meditation, and it will be less strenuous on your body.
(d) Do not eat food that will make your mind race.

4. How does Chondron describe our "fundamental energy"?
(a) As "tender, wholesome and fresh."
(b) As "unpredictable, like a leaf on the wind."
(c) As "essentially good."
(d) As "loving and generous at its very core."

5. What did the nineteenth century yogi Patrul Rinpiche suggest we do to train in compassion?
(a) Try not to hurt others, but do not go out of your way to give when there is no hope of them being kind.
(b) Actively listen to others, and imagine how they must feel.
(c) Understand that your problems are not the only ones in the world, and try to help those who are less fortunate.
(d) Imagine beings in torment, and put yourself in their place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jarvis Masters?

2. What does Chodron write that a woman she knew did in traffic?

3. What does the yogi Patrul Rinpche suggest we do to arouse compassion?

4. What is the near enemy of loving-kindness?

5. How many steps does the aspiration practice for compassion have?

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