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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that what elements are just tools to help the brain sort the importance of various thoughts?
(a) Senses.
(b) Modules.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Feelings.

2. In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain controls what?
(a) Decision-making.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Affection.
(d) Language.

3. What kind of meditation does the author say produced a feeling that is probably similar to two hard drugs?
(a) Mindfulness meditation.
(b) Concentration meditation.
(c) Group meditation.
(d) Laughing meditation.

4. What does the lizard represent at the meditation retreat attended by the author?
(a) Oneness.
(b) Belief.
(c) Loving kindness.
(d) Awareness.

5. The author states that he understands if the reader sees the words "formlessness" and "emptiness" and thinks of which two other words?
(a) Unflinching and rigorous.
(b) Gloomy and doomed.
(c) Bleak and stark.
(d) Crazy and depressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states, “It’s kind of amazing, when you think about it, that the world would be set up this way: that the path you embark on to relieve yourself of suffering would, if pursued assiduously, lead you to become not just a happier person but a person with a clearer view of" (263) what two types of reality?

2. What does the author NOT list among the most popular reasons for people to try meditation?

3. The author states that he suspects that what word is dependent upon "a melange of feelings that you've come to associate with" this object?

4. When scientists conducted an experiment asking people to choose one of four identical pairs of pantyhose, which one did they most often choose?

5. What two points of view does the author use within the narrative of Buddhism is True?

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