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

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

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

4. What is prajnaparamita?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the far enemy of compassion?

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

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 equanimity?

8. What is lhenchak?

9. What are the six ways of compassionate living?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What image of Buddhism does Chodron present to the reader? What does she write about the Buddha? What does she write about different kinds of Buddhism?

Essay Topic 2

What is groundlessness for Chodron? Why is this important?

Essay Topic 3

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

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