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

2. What does Sogyal state the dying are being challenged?
(a) Their past lives
(b) Samsara
(c) Buddha
(d) Negativity

3. Why do humans repeat the cycle of samsara?
(a) Because we are afraid of death
(b) Because we are ignorant of the true nature of mind
(c) Because our live are monotonous
(d) Because we are afraid of living

4. What does mindfullness defuse?
(a) Self hatred
(b) Worry
(c) Negativity and aggression
(d) Misunderstandings

5. What does Sogyal say can lighten an atmosphere when a person is dying?
(a) Reading
(b) Humor
(c) Meditation
(d) Quiet

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What must one do to find the true nature of mind?

3. What did Buddha say that humankind repeats?

4. What state is the entire world in when Buddha wakes up from his meditation?

5. What must one experience every seven days during this bardo?

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