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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "Bardos and Other Realities".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a certainty about death?
(a) One will be reincarnated
(b) One will think no longer
(c) One will die
(d) One will go to heaven

2. What is the basic plot of the book?
(a) The themes of Karma
(b) Tibetan beliefs on death and dying
(c) War
(d) Tibetan politics

3. What does sem mean in English?
(a) The ordinary mind
(b) Calm mind
(c) Concentration
(d) The nature of mind

4. What does Sogyal state people should focus on?
(a) Life
(b) Death
(c) Happiness
(d) Work

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 does Khysentse lead Samten through?

2. What does the pursuit of material items lead to?

3. Why do humans repeat the cycle of samsara?

4. Which character in this chapter is dying?

5. What does Sogyal think individuals should prepare for?

(see the answer key)

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