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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 memory does Sogyal recount about his master?

2. What does Sogyal claim one in four Americans believe in?

3. What king of reptile does Sogyal tell a story about?

4. Where is Sogyal traveling to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story Sogyal tells about Krisha Gotami.

2. What is Dzogchen?

3. How can one find their own spiritual path?

4. What does a person need at the point of death?

5. Why did people fear Khsentse?

6. Describe the four bardos.

7. Why does Khyentse chuckle when Tseten passes away?

8. What are the two certainties of death?

9. What does I mean?

10. Describe the story Sogyal tells about the woman who visited Dudjom in New York.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the following statement and write a argument either in support or against. The author has no real understanding of the western world and therefore his criticism lacks conviction.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Rinpoche's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Rinpoche's style give to the story?

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