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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 will happen if we "stay with" sorrow or pain?
(a) We will feel lighter and more courageous.
(b) We will have strengthened personal relationships.
(c) We will understand why we have so many psychological issues.
(d) We will feel worse.

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

3. What does Chodron write that her friend thought when he heard a woman screaming on the street?
(a) "What is happening?"
(b) "Better her than me."
(c) "I don't care."
(d) "What can I do?"

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

5. What is the second stage in learning to rejoice?
(a) To rejoice about the simplest things possible.
(b) To take joy in our relationships.
(c) To rejoice in the good fortune of another.
(d) To take time to truly enjoy aspects our routine that are the most normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship captain in traditional Buddhist stories?

2. What aspiration does Chodron recommend to cultivate love and joy?

3. How many near enemies of compassion are there?

4. What did Trungpa Rinpoche say his students should do instead of listening to the radio?

5. What is overwhelm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chodron describe laziness characterized by wanting to avoid inconvenience?

2. What does the author write about self-deception?

3. How does Chodron argue that we should react to our good fortune?

4. What is lhenchak?

5. What did the Buddha teach his students on Vulture Peak Mountain?

6. How does Chodron recommend we react when life is pleasant?

7. What is a traditional aspiration for awakening joy and appreciation?

8. How does Chodron define the "essence of bravery"?

9. What are the three futile strategies?

10. What are the near and far enemies of the four limitless qualities?

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