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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 kind of euthanasia does Sogyal think is acceptable?
(a) Passive
(b) Positive
(c) Active
(d) Quick

2. What does those who died in suffering relive on the seventh day?
(a) Their worst moment
(b) Their birth
(c) Their suffering
(d) Their best moment

3. How does Sogyal want everyone to die?
(a) As buddhists
(b) As individuals
(c) In peace
(d) As they want to die

4. What is the radiance of energy known as?
(a) Dharmakaya
(b) Sambhogakaya
(c) Crystallization
(d) Nirmanakaya

5. What do relatives need to remain if they want to stay at the bedside of a dying loved one?
(a) Quiet
(b) Unattached
(c) Happy and smiling
(d) Humorous

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a master pray for when someone dies?

2. What does Sogyal say can avert death?

3. What does Sogyal wish that no humans would fear?

4. What is Bodhicitta?

5. What is de lok?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sogyal say in the second appendix?

2. How does Sogyal state we assist the dying?

3. What is tantric buddhism?

4. What is the sleeping lion position?

5. What are the de lok?

6. How can a person improve the karma of someone already dead?

7. Describe the story about the monk who was lead to his death by the Chinese

8. Describe the four levels of consciousness during inner dissolution?

9. How can a person help someone who is dying?

10. What does Sogyal hope his book will achieve?

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