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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mtz g' translate to?

2. What does Rinpoche discuss in this chapter?

3. What should a person have at the point of death?

4. How does the frog die?

5. What does Dudjom's wife praise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Dalai Lama's views on death?

2. How is reincarnation related to the continuity of the mind?

3. Describe the four bardos.

4. What does the Dalai Lama introduce in his foreward?

5. What is Dzogchen?

6. What does the name Rinpoche mean?

7. Describe the story Sogyal tells about Krisha Gotami.

8. What did Buddha learn about meditation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the following statement. Rinpoche's promotion of his religion disguises the long running problems with his country that continues today. Find at least two examples in the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay on the following statement: Westerners are slaves to materialism.

Essay Topic 3

How will a person change once they start experiencing more karma in their lives? How does negativity stop a person from functioning properly?

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