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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chodron writes that, "All activities should be done with one intention." What is that intention?
(a) To realize our connection with all beings.
(b) To act from love.
(c) To live like today is our last day on the planet.
(d) To live in the present.

3. What aspiration does Chodron recommend to cultivate love and joy?
(a) "May we all enjoy comfort and joy."
(b) "May I and others find joy in our circumstances as they are."
(c) "May we never be separated from each other, and in our connection find joy and happiness."
(d) "May I and others never be separated from the great happiness that is devoid of suffering."

4. How many stages are in the formal practice of tonglen?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What does Chondron claim is required to forgive?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Spiritual teaching.
(d) Bravery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hope does Chodron write that we should abandon?

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

3. What does Chodron write about categorizing things into "for" and "against"?

4. What is the compassionate aspiration that the author begins with as she begins to teach?

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

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