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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another term for the six strengths?

2. Chodron writes that we should daily have the same commitment to what happens to us every day.

3. What is the near enemy of equanimity?

4. Chodron writes that, "All activities should be done with one intention." What is that intention?

5. What does the author claim that thoughts become with time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is equanimity?

4. What are the three near enemies of compassion?

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

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

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 stages of learning to rejoice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For Chodron, what are the four limitless qualities? What are their near and far enemies?

Essay Topic 2

In The Places That Scare You, what do the terms maitri and tonglen mean? How does Chodron write that these are these cultivated?

Essay Topic 3

What does Chodron say is like tapping into a spring? What is the importance of this comparison to the overall argument of this book?

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