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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the pursuit of material items lead to?
(a) A monotonous life
(b) Brain damage
(c) A loss of soul
(d) Slavery

3. Where are the great liberation teachings based?
(a) Dzogchen Tantras
(b) Taj Mahal
(c) Pimordial Buddha
(d) Elephantine Caves

4. What is the capital of Tibet?
(a) Peking
(b) Oomar
(c) Lhasa
(d) Lupei

5. What does Sogyal say can lighten an atmosphere when a person is dying?
(a) Meditation
(b) Humor
(c) Quiet
(d) Reading

6. Which of the following does Soyal not say comes from the fear of death?
(a) Over eating
(b) The unknown
(c) A passion for life
(d) Knowledge of one's self

7. What must one do to find the true nature of mind?
(a) Chant
(b) Worship
(c) Travel
(d) Meditate

8. What does Sogyal state there is no need to die in?
(a) Unhappiness
(b) Pain
(c) Hospital
(d) Negativity

9. What does Sogyal state the dying are being challenged?
(a) Samsara
(b) Their past lives
(c) Negativity
(d) Buddha

10. What king of reptile does Sogyal tell a story about?
(a) Dinosaur
(b) Lizard
(c) Frog
(d) Toad

11. Name one of Buddha's six realms of existence?
(a) Happiness
(b) Hungry ghosts
(c) Hungry dogs
(d) Anger

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

13. Where is Sogyal traveling to?
(a) Central Tibet
(b) Western Tibet
(c) China
(d) Eastern Tibet

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in this chapter is dying?

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

3. What is Dzogchen Tantras a guide to?

4. Name Dzogchen's two fundamental processes?

5. What is good in the middle?

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