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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author call "those who train wholeheartedly in awakening unconditional and relative bodhichitta"?
(a) True yogis.
(b) Winners.
(c) Saints.
(d) Warriors.

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

3. What does the author claim that bodhichitta training unlocks?
(a) Our innate ability to relax.
(b) The four limitless qualities.
(c) Our own deepest needs.
(d) Our feeling of happiness.

4. How do we begin to practice the four limitless qualities?
(a) We study the holy books with our spiritual teachers, and once we understand these qualities, we begin to meditate on them.
(b) We begin by wishing happiness for ourselves and our close circle, gradually widening the circle.
(c) We try to love ourselves by making sure we are as comfortable as possible, and then try to help others be comfortable as well.
(d) We must believe in our own potential, and we may begin by creating a slogan that states what we want to embody.

5. What does the author claim that lojong slogans or the slogans of Atisha can help us do?
(a) Learn to meditate in less time than any other method.
(b) Remember wisdom at emotional moments.
(c) Understand the nature of love.
(d) Become a true warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the lojong teachings for?

2. What is the first stage of the formal practice of maitri?

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

4. What does Jarvis Jay Master write?

5. How does Chodron suggest we cultivate bravery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ways does Chodron write that meditation can be misused?

2. What do Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa have in common, according to Chodron?

3. What is bodhichitta?

4. What does Chodron write is the "foundation" of bodhichitta training?

5. What image of maitri does Chodron use to explain the concept?

6. What are the three lords of materialism?

7. What does the slogan "train in three difficulties" mean?

8. Under what conditions does the author claim that people can "train" to be a warrior?

9. What are the stages of the formal practice of loving-kindness?

10. What is tonglen?

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