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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. Why can our good fortune be hard to miss?

2. How long does Chodron say that cultivating equanimity takes?

3. How many strengths does Chodron count in summarizing Chapter 15?

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

5. What aspiration does Chodron recommend to cultivate love and joy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chodron define the "essence of bravery"?

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

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

4. What is the role of austerity in this text?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

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

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

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

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