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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. Name one of the teachers Sogyal looks at in appendix 1?
(a) Lordrtz Joipier
(b) Dudjom Rinpoche
(c) Dingo Kayete Dilshan
(d) Jimyong Kyamy

2. What does a person need to know to avoid suffering?
(a) Unconditional love
(b) Compassion
(c) The process of dying
(d) Who his loved one's are.

3. What is the first phase of the bardo of dharmata?
(a) Rigpa
(b) The Portrait of Light
(c) The Landscape of Light
(d) The Union of Deities

4. Why had Khysentse and Sogyal traveled to Sikkim?
(a) Khysentse had fallen ill
(b) To visit Buddha's grave
(c) China had invaded Tibet
(d) To buy a new monastry

5. What must one practice prior to the removal of the body?
(a) Meditation
(b) Charity
(c) Light Control
(d) Phowa

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of euthanasia does Sogyal think is acceptable?

2. What was the name of the AIDS victim?

3. Who else does Sogyal say one must assist during this process?

4. What is the first appendix called?

5. Who did Dorothy rely on while in hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have those people who have experienced death or near death reported about it?

2. What is the sleeping lion position?

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

4. How does Sogyal define compassion?

5. Describe Sogyal's master's death.

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

7. Who does Sogyal dedicate his book to?

8. What happens to the dead when the elements return?

9. How can one transform their pain when watching a loved one dying?

10. What does Sogyal say in the second appendix?

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