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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 the role of forgiveness in bodhichitta training?

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

3. What is the near enemy of joyfulness?

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

5. What did the cook from Gambo Alley who was miserable see as she walked unhappily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three futile strategies?

2. What is equanimity?

3. What are the six ways of compassionate living?

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

5. What is lhenchak?

6. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

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

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

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

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

Does the author present herself as an authority on the topic of Buddhism? How?

Essay Topic 2

What does the author compare our fears in life to? What analogy does she make? Do you think this is an effective analogy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

For Chodron, what role do spiritual leaders that are mentioned throughout the text have? What importance does she give spiritual teachers in general? How does she characterize their relationships with their students? According to Chodron, what responsibilities do students have?

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