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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the author write that it is good to aspire to improving?
(a) To end suffering.
(b) The welfare of all beings.
(c) To pray better.
(d) To work toward ending hunger.

2. What does the author compare with the rawness of a broken heart?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Nirvana.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Bodhichitta.

3. How does the author claim that aspirations and affirmations differ?
(a) Chodron writes that in one we try to convince ourselves of something, and in the other we aim to open our hearts.
(b) Chodron claims that aspirations have long been used by Buddhists, but affiirmations have been scientifically studied and documented more.
(c) Chodron argues that affirmations and aspirations can be used interchangeably in meditation.
(d) Chodron claims that they are not different.

4. What happens to equanimity when we can "dwell in the places that scare us"?
(a) It is something we no longer have to consider.
(b) It decreases.
(c) It becomes unshakable.
(d) It becomes part of our everyday life.

5. What is the in-between state?
(a) A place we want to always maximize.
(b) A place we can rest.
(c) The best place to be.
(d) A place in between "right" and "wrong."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many strengths does Chodron count in summarizing Chapter 15?

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

3. What insight did the woman give whom the author mentions is constantly on a diet?

4. How long does Chodron say that cultivating equanimity takes?

5. How do we get beyond laziness to open ourselves to bodhichitta?

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