The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Sogyal Rinpoche
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the second certainly of death?
(a) One meet Buddha
(b) One will die
(c) One will find out the truth
(d) One is unable to determine when he or she will die

3. What memory does Sogyal recount about his master?
(a) The time he told Sogyal about his impending death
(b) A holiday in Paris
(c) The time he suddenly kissed and hugged him
(d) The time he whipped him

4. What part of Tibet is Sogyal traveling through at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) The western highlands
(b) The capital city
(c) The eastern highlands
(d) The Tibetan mountains

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

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

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

8. What was the name of Rinpoche's master?
(a) Jamyan Khyentse
(b) Bobby Giles
(c) Chow yun Fat
(d) Han yang Hopinuju

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

10. What does the Dalai Lama state Rinpoche is a student of?
(a) Eastern education
(b) Psychology
(c) Western education
(d) Buddhism

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Name one of the attributes a master should have?

2. How can one overcome negative feelings when watching someone dying?

3. What does Mtz g' translate to?

4. Which of the following is not one of the four Bardos?

5. What does Sogyal say humans depend on?

(see the answer keys)

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