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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does sem mean in English?
(a) Concentration
(b) The ordinary mind
(c) Calm mind
(d) The nature of mind
2. What part of Tibet is Sogyal traveling through at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) The capital city
(b) The Tibetan mountains
(c) The western highlands
(d) The eastern highlands
3. Which of the following is a certainty about death?
(a) One will be reincarnated
(b) One will go to heaven
(c) One will die
(d) One will think no longer
4. Which of the following does Soyal not say comes from the fear of death?
(a) The unknown
(b) Knowledge of one's self
(c) A passion for life
(d) Over eating
5. Name one of the attributes a master should have?
(a) Kindness
(b) Passion
(c) Humor
(d) Anger
6. What does Buddha tell Krisha to fetch for him?
(a) A marrow
(b) Poopy seeds
(c) A turnip
(d) Mustard seeds
7. What must one do to find the true nature of mind?
(a) Chant
(b) Worship
(c) Meditate
(d) Travel
8. What does the Dalai Lama state Rinpoche is a student of?
(a) Eastern education
(b) Psychology
(c) Western education
(d) Buddhism
9. What other character is also dying in this opening chapter?
(a) Sogyal
(b) Khyentse
(c) Lama Tseten
(d) Kandro Tsering
10. Where was Arthur Flowerdew from?
(a) New Zealand
(b) USA
(c) England
(d) Scotland
11. Who discusses his views in this opening chapter?
(a) Sogyal Rinpoche
(b) Buddha
(c) Arthur Greenslade
(d) The Dalai Lama
12. What does Rinpoche discuss in this chapter?
(a) His previous life
(b) His childhood
(c) His faith
(d) His friends
13. What king of reptile does Sogyal tell a story about?
(a) Lizard
(b) Toad
(c) Dinosaur
(d) Frog
14. What is the View used to see?
(a) The absolute state
(b) The afterlife
(c) A person's previous life
(d) Reality
15. What does Khysentse lead Samten through?
(a) His next life
(b) The Tibetan mountains
(c) Heaven
(d) The stages of death
Short Answer Questions
1. Name one of the five ways to attain enlightenment?
2. What does Dudjum say a civilized country builds for their living corpses?
3. What does Sogyal say individuals should not plan for?
4. What is the English word for bardos?
5. How does the west traditionally cope with death?
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