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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Sogyal state is a similar process to sleeping?
(a) Dying
(b) Meditation
(c) Watching television
(d) Writing
2. What religion is Rinpoche a student of?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Christianity
(c) Islamic
(d) Hinduism
3. What does Rinpoche state his master treated him like?
(a) A slave
(b) A person
(c) An animal
(d) His son
4. What memory does Sogyal recount about his master?
(a) The time he told Sogyal about his impending death
(b) The time he whipped him
(c) A holiday in Paris
(d) The time he suddenly kissed and hugged him
5. What does Rinpoche believe his master was the embodiment of?
(a) Humanity
(b) Jesus Christ
(c) Tibetan buddhism
(d) Goodness
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Khysentse lead Samten through?
2. How can one overcome negative feelings when watching someone dying?
3. What does Sogyal state there is no need to die in?
4. What does Dudjum say a civilized country builds for their living corpses?
5. What is Dzogchen Tantras a guide to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the story Sogyal tells about Krisha Gotami.
2. What does the Dalai Lama introduce in his foreward?
3. How is reincarnation related to the continuity of the mind?
4. Describe the four bardos.
5. Why does Khyentse chuckle when Tseten passes away?
6. How can one find their own spiritual path?
7. What does Sogyal state the dying are going through?
8. How does Sogyal suggest we can overcome negative feelings about someone when we see them dying?
9. How did Sogyal find the present moment?
10. What does Sogyal claim fear of death comes from?
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