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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "The Bardo of Becoming".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state is the entire world in when Buddha wakes up from his meditation?
(a) True perfection
(b) Harmony
(c) Warfare
(d) Destruction

2. What bardo does Sogyal discuss in this chapter?
(a) The bardo of becoming
(b) The bardo of seeing
(c) The bardo of fun
(d) The bardo of being

3. What is one convinced of during the first few weeks of this bardo?
(a) He or she has been promoted to heaven
(b) He or she has been buried alive
(c) He or she is bored
(d) He or she is still alive

4. What did Buddha say that humankind repeats?
(a) The cycle of verdu
(b) The cycle of sem
(c) The cycle of samsara
(d) The cycle of life

5. What must one experience every seven days during this bardo?
(a) Their life highlights
(b) Death
(c) Birth
(d) Marriage

Short Answer Questions

1. How can one overcome negative feelings when watching someone dying?

2. What is the mind no longer limited by in the bardo of becoming?

3. What does Sogyal state there is no need to die in?

4. What two creatures battle a case for salvation?

5. What does a person need to do before true communication with a dying loved one can begin?

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