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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name one of the six negative emotions?
(a) Doubt
(b) Hate
(c) Desire
(d) Fear

2. What does Buddha tell Krisha to fetch for him?
(a) Poopy seeds
(b) A marrow
(c) A turnip
(d) Mustard seeds

3. What does Sogyal say humans depend on?
(a) Material possessions
(b) Food
(c) Education
(d) The after life

4. What is each step in life known as?
(a) Jambo
(b) Bardo
(c) Garbo
(d) Loophole

5. What are individuals with a similar vision of the world said to share?
(a) Laughter and happiness
(b) Kudos
(c) Karmic vision
(d) Bardos

6. What does Sogyal say individuals should not plan for?
(a) Next week
(b) Tomorrow
(c) Parties
(d) Death

7. What was the city in Arthur's mind?
(a) Petra
(b) Lumei
(c) Helena
(d) London

8. What is the ground for the ordinary mind the foundation for?
(a) Karma
(b) Death
(c) Enlightenment
(d) Goodness

9. What had Krish Gotami lost in Sogyal's story?
(a) Her dog
(b) Her rabbit
(c) Her car
(d) Her child

10. How does the Dalai Lama claim a person can minimize the consequences of death?
(a) By becoming a Buddhist
(b) By confronting it
(c) By turning to God
(d) By looking for happiness

11. What ideas does the Dalai Lama discuss in this opening chapter?
(a) Views on life and death
(b) Views on marriage
(c) Views on the perfect relationship
(d) How a person should live their life.

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

13. What does Rinpoche discuss in this chapter?
(a) His childhood
(b) His faith
(c) His friends
(d) His previous life

14. What does the Dalai Lama hope Sogyal can offer?
(a) A spiritual peace for westerners
(b) A love of living
(c) A karmic state
(d) A practical reference guide

15. Name one of the five ways to attain enlightenment?
(a) Self awareness
(b) Tasting sacred nectars
(c) Mindfullness
(d) Falling in love

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the English word for bardos?

2. Which of the following does Soyal not say comes from the fear of death?

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

4. What should one see their master as in order to receive full benefits of his teachings?

5. What does a student have to achieved to move on to the View?

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