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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) Fear
(c) Hate
(d) Desire
2. Why do humans repeat the cycle of samsara?
(a) Because we are afraid of death
(b) Because our live are monotonous
(c) Because we are afraid of living
(d) Because we are ignorant of the true nature of mind
3. What does Buddha tell Krisha to fetch for him?
(a) A marrow
(b) Poopy seeds
(c) A turnip
(d) Mustard seeds
4. What does Rinpoche discuss in this chapter?
(a) His childhood
(b) His faith
(c) His friends
(d) His previous life
5. What did Sogyal experience at the age of seven?
(a) War
(b) Love
(c) Hate
(d) Death
6. What does Mtz g' translate to?
(a) Love and death
(b) Faith
(c) Giving yourself
(d) Longing and respect
7. What is the ground for the ordinary mind the foundation for?
(a) Death
(b) Enlightenment
(c) Karma
(d) Goodness
8. Who does the Dalai Lama praise as a master of the Tibetan tradition?
(a) John Lennon
(b) Buddha
(c) Gandhi
(d) Sogyal Rinpoche
9. What should one see their master as in order to receive full benefits of his teachings?
(a) A Buddha
(b) A messenger
(c) A father
(d) A human
10. What is each step in life known as?
(a) Loophole
(b) Garbo
(c) Bardo
(d) Jambo
11. What does the Dalai Lama hope Sogyal can offer?
(a) A karmic state
(b) A love of living
(c) A practical reference guide
(d) A spiritual peace for westerners
12. What does Sogyal state is a similar process to sleeping?
(a) Dying
(b) Watching television
(c) Writing
(d) Meditation
13. What does Sogyal say is the purpose of life?
(a) To find happiness
(b) To marry and have children
(c) To find enlightenment
(d) To live a good life
14. What was Kamalijit convinced she was killed by?
(a) A bus
(b) A hyena
(c) A tornado
(d) A lion
15. Why does Tseten not want to go to a nearby monetary?
(a) He is meant to die where he is
(b) He wants to die among friends
(c) They don't believe in Buddhism
(d) He does not want to be a burden
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Freda Taylor suffer from?
2. What does a person need to do before true communication with a dying loved one can begin?
3. Which of the following is a certainty about death?
4. What is good in the middle?
5. What does Samten often let Sogyal borrow?
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