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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 happened to the woman who gave a panhandler a bill outside of a store?

2. What does Chodron write that a woman she knew did in traffic?

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

4. Which of the following is one of the six ways of compassionate living?

5. What sense is associated with "loss of heart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the stages of learning to rejoice?

2. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

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

4. What is lhenchak?

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

6. How was Shariputra an example for students during the Buddha's teaching at Vulture Peak Mountain (in his teachings known as The Heart Sutra)?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Chodron mean when she says to do no harm? How is this beneficial? What makes it difficult?

Essay Topic 2

How does Chodron define suffering? Where does she claim it comes from? How does she recommend avoiding it?

Essay Topic 3

Why might a student training to be a bodhichitta warrior experience heightened neurosis?

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