View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "Spiritual Help for the Dying".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the View used to see?
(a) Reality
(b) A person's previous life
(c) The absolute state
(d) The afterlife

2. What is Dzogchen the heart essence of?
(a) Human life
(b) All religion
(c) Animal life
(d) All Buddhas

3. What does Khysentse lead Samten through?
(a) Heaven
(b) The stages of death
(c) The Tibetan mountains
(d) His next life

4. What does Soyal see Tsetsen as?
(a) A grandfather figure
(b) A best friend
(c) A father figure
(d) A brother

5. How does the frog die?
(a) He is shot
(b) He dies of old age
(c) He overdoses
(d) His head explodes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is each step in life known as?

2. What sacred lake does Kyentse visit in this chapter?

3. What other character is also dying in this opening chapter?

4. What king of reptile does Sogyal tell a story about?

5. What does Phowa allow one to do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 159 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample