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

2. What does a person need to do before true communication with a dying loved one can begin?
(a) Relaxation
(b) Enlightenment
(c) True love
(d) True compassion

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is good in the middle?

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

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

4. What does mindfullness defuse?

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

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