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

2. What is equanimity?
(a) Creating a happy space.
(b) Being happy.
(c) Being sad.
(d) Being okay.

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

4. Why can our good fortune be hard to miss?
(a) Because society pressures us to have so much that we focus on our lack.
(b) Because it is not "our habitual human behavior."
(c) Because of its "ordinariness."
(d) Because it is easier to focus on negativity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Chodron write about "shoulds" and "should nots"?

4. What is the near enemy of equanimity?

5. What is the first step to an aspiration for joy and happiness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

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

3. How does the author believe we cultivate the conditions for joy to expand?

4. What are the six ways of compassionate living?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the far enemy of compassion?

10. What are the three near enemies of compassion?

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