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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) When someone else was late.
(d) Her food spoiled.

2. What is the near enemy of loving-kindness?
(a) Lust.
(b) Attachment.
(c) Hope.
(d) Humor.

3. Which of the following qualities is one of the five strengths?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Strong determination.

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

5. What did the mother who wanted to help her heroin addicted son feel during her aspiration?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Overwhelmed.

6. Chodron writes that we should daily have the same commitment to what happens to us every day.
(a) "We should always treat our lives as an experiment, and continue to try new things no matter how difficult it seems."
(b) "Whatever happens, our commitment is to use it to awaken our hearts."
(c) "Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we should try to always be thankful for what we have."
(d) "Whatever happens to us on a day to day basis, we should recall that we direct our own lives, and we carry the responsibility for our circumstances."

7. What is the first step to an aspiration for joy and happiness?
(a) Enjoying our own good fortune.
(b) Avoiding protests.
(c) Staying with our meditative process.
(d) Enjoying our thoughts without any effort to change our circumstance.

8. What is the "seed of goodness"?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Hope and love.
(c) Openness and tenderness.
(d) Packets of seeds.

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

10. What ritual did Trungpa Rinpoche teach Chodron could be enjoyed?
(a) Making the bed.
(b) Cutting hair.
(c) Setting the table.
(d) Serving tea.

11. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?
(a) Depression.
(b) Running late.
(c) Lack of sleep.
(d) Comfort orientation.

12. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?
(a) Aspiring.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Relaxation.
(d) Reflexive listening.

13. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?
(a) Work.
(b) Patience.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Effort.

14. What is the far enemy of loving-kindness?
(a) Longing.
(b) Anger.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Hatred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense is associated with "loss of heart"?

2. How does Chodron argue that our diet and health affect our strength?

3. What is lhenchak?

4. What is threefold purity?

5. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?

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