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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. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?
(a) Hope.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Productivity.

2. Who is Jarvis Masters?
(a) A comedian.
(b) Chodron's former boyfriend.
(c) A bank robber that Chodron read about.
(d) A man who was on death row.

3. What does Chondron claim is the essence of generosity?
(a) Hope.
(b) Feeling alone, and moving beyond it.
(c) Working.
(d) Letting go.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the role of forgiveness in bodhichitta training?

3. How long does Chodron say that cultivating equanimity takes?

4. How does equanimity compare with our usual perspective?

5. What does Chodron write about categorizing things into "for" and "against"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the stages of learning to rejoice?

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

3. What is equanimity?

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

5. What are the three near enemies of compassion?

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

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

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

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

10. How do lhenchak and loving-kindness compare?

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