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

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

3. What is strong determination?
(a) Our desire to feel joy.
(b) Our determination to be good people, and act responsibly in the world.
(c) A determination to respect "whatever life brings."
(d) A desire to enjoy "full personal responsibility for our own happiness."

4. What is the role of forgiveness in bodhichitta training?
(a) It is what warriors begin with, and can later leave behind.
(b) It is not important.
(c) It is an essential part of it.
(d) The author has concluded in recent years that it is very important.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the far enemy of loving-kindness?

2. What is prajnaparamita?

3. What is another term for the six strengths?

4. What does Chodron write that her friend thought when he heard a woman screaming on the street?

5. What is the pirate's name in the traditional Buddhist story about a ship captain and a pirate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is lhenchak?

2. How do lhenchak and loving-kindness compare?

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

4. How does Chodron characterize pettiness, arrogance, and being judgmental?

5. What does the author claim can be achieved through the six ways of compassionate living?

6. What is the far enemy of compassion?

7. What is the role of austerity in this text?

8. Why does the author claim that with bodhichitta practices, we eventually feel more joy?

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

10. What are the six ways of compassionate living?

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