3. Who are the best teachers in teaching us to rejoice in the good fortune of others?
(a) Difficult people.
(b) People with power over us.
(c) Children.
(d) The elderly.

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

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

6. What happened to the woman who gave a panhandler a bill outside of a store?
(a) He came to her aid when she had a heart attack.
(b) He told her she may have given him too much.
(c) Her husband was passing by and saw this.
(d) He fell down and she had to care for him.

7. How long does Chodron say that cultivating equanimity takes?
(a) "As long as you make it."
(b) "At least until you die."
(c) "It will take less time if you start now."
(d) "Less time than it does to cultivate unhappiness."

8. How does Chodron define bravery?
(a) Being in the present moment.
(b) Not having self-deception.
(c) Avoiding reactions in relationships.
(d) Loving freely.

9. What does Chodron write about categorizing things into "for" and "against"?
(a) Efficient.
(b) Harder than focusing exclusively on the negative.
(c) Making it more difficult to find joy.
(d) Narrowing the mind.

10. What is the final of the five strengths?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Aspiration.
(c) Love.
(d) Hope.

11. Which of the following is a near enemy of compassion?
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Pity.
(c) Greed.
(d) Hope.

12. What is the name of the ship captain in traditional Buddhist stories?
(a) Scholarly Sam.
(b) Prat.
(c) Compassionate Heart.
(d) Rudolf.

13. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?
(a) Depression.
(b) Problems with family.
(c) Hearing loss.
(d) Loss of heart.

14. What is the gentlest method of reproach?
(a) To ask, "What do I want in my life?"
(b) To ask, "Who really supports me?"
(c) To ask, "Have I ever done this before?"
(d) To ask, "Why am I here?"

15. Why can our good fortune be hard to miss?
(a) Because of its "ordinariness."
(b) Because it is not "our habitual human behavior."
(c) Because it is easier to focus on negativity.
(d) Because society pressures us to have so much that we focus on our lack.