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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 country was Rinpoche born in?
(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) Tibet
(d) China

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

3. Which of the following words does Sogyal use to describe Khyentse's attitude to Samten's death?
(a) Lighthearted
(b) Somber
(c) Miserable
(d) Jovial

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

5. What religion is Rinpoche a student of?
(a) Hinduism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Islamic
(d) Christianity

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Rinpoche's master?

2. What does Sogyal say is the purpose of life?

3. How does the west traditionally cope with death?

4. What is a person able to do if he accepts death?

5. What does Sogyal state can help remove pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the name Rinpoche mean?

2. What was Sogyul's relationship with Samten?

3. Decribe Sogyal's childhood.

4. What do Tibetan think are the five ways to attain enlightenment without meditation?

5. Describe Sogyal's first experience with death.

6. How does Sogyal suggest we can overcome negative feelings about someone when we see them dying?

7. How did Sogyal find the present moment?

8. Why does Sogyal dedicate his book to his master?

9. What does Sogyal state the dying are going through?

10. Describe the story Sogyal tells about Krisha Gotami.

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