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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 overwhelm?
(a) Resentment.
(b) "A sense of helplessness."
(c) "A holier-than-thou attitude."
(d) Boredom.

2. What is most important in doing good deeds?
(a) Respect.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Attitude.
(d) Being frank.

3. What kind of harmful conduct does the warrior avoid?
(a) Depression.
(b) Nonvirtuous action.
(c) Hopelessness.
(d) Failure.

4. Why does Chodron claim that the practice of bodhichitta increases our joy?
(a) Because it increases awareness of our basic goodness.
(b) Because the Buddha said that this is what would occur.
(c) Because it teaches us to be calm, and sitting silently can improve our mood.
(d) Because as we meditate on our love for others, we become more kind toward them, ad love becomes a chain of thoughts, beliefs, and actions.

5. What is another term for the six strengths?
(a) Six hearts.
(b) Six paramitas.
(c) Six senses.
(d) Six palomitas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the three kinds of laziness?

2. What does Chodron claim undermines our wakeful energy?

3. What upset the woman who was always late in Chodron's story?

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

5. What is the final of the five strengths?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the stages of learning to rejoice?

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

3. What is lhenchak?

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

5. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

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

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

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

9. What does Chodron write are the best ways to practice not doing harm?

10. What are the three futile strategies?

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