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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "sharing the heart"?
(a) A Buddhist rule for all serious warriors.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A simple practice.
(d) An old Zen idea about how to improve our quality of life.

2. What tendency is comfort orientation based on?
(a) Overspending.
(b) Hoping for the best.
(c) Avoiding inconvenience.
(d) Being irresponsible.

3. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?
(a) Productivity.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Discipline.

4. What is prajnaparamita?
(a) Happiness.
(b) The source of maitri.
(c) Unconditional bodhichitta.
(d) Goodness.

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

6. What is another term for the six strengths?
(a) Six senses.
(b) Six paramitas.
(c) Six hearts.
(d) Six palomitas.

7. What would Chodron like us to see about being in a raft that has disintegrated?
(a) We never needed a raft.
(b) It can be liberating.
(c) It could never happen.
(d) Our innermost self finds a way in an emergency.

8. What kind of harmful conduct does the warrior avoid?
(a) Nonvirtuous action.
(b) Hopelessness.
(c) Failure.
(d) Depression.

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

10. 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 I and others never be separated from the great happiness that is devoid of suffering."
(d) "May we never be separated from each other, and in our connection find joy and happiness."

11. What is the near enemy of equanimity?
(a) Detachment.
(b) Fear.
(c) Worry.
(d) Criticism.

12. What did the cook from Gambo Alley who was miserable see as she walked unhappily?
(a) An unmarried and attractive man.
(b) A shooting star.
(c) A eclipse.
(d) A fox.

13. What does Chodron write about "shoulds" and "should nots"?
(a) We should not see things in these categories.
(b) These are helpful.
(c) These are used by the weak, who have not trained as warriors.
(d) We should focus on the "shoulds," while avoiding "should nots."

14. What upset the woman who was always late in Chodron's story?
(a) She wanted a raise, but her boss said she never arrived on time.
(b) Her daughter fell.
(c) Her food spoiled.
(d) When someone else was late.

15. What did Trungpa Rinpoche say his students should do instead of listening to the radio?
(a) Sit.
(b) Meditate.
(c) Talk to their ego.
(d) Take a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final of the five strengths?

2. What is threefold purity?

3. How does Chodron define bravery?

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

5. What is the second stage in learning to rejoice?

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