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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 does Sogyal state can help remove pain?
(a) Unconditional love
(b) Meditation
(c) Medication
(d) Forgiveness

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 still alive
(d) He or she is bored

4. How can one overcome negative feelings when watching someone dying?
(a) By thinking about reincarnation
(b) By placing one's self into their shoes
(c) By meditating
(d) By praying

5. Who passes judgment after the battle for salvation?
(a) Buddha
(b) The Lord of the After Life
(c) The red devil
(d) The Lord of Death

Short Answer Questions

1. What bardo does Sogyal discuss in this chapter?

2. What does Sogyal state the dying are being challenged?

3. What did Buddha say that humankind repeats?

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

5. What is good in the middle?

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