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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what object does the author say people should place themselves during meditation?
(a) A bare floor.
(b) A cushion.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A mat.

2. What is the Samadhiraja Sutra?
(a) A Shinto relic.
(b) A Buddhist text.
(c) A Buddhist relic.
(d) A Taoist text.

3. With what system is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex associated?
(a) The adrenal system.
(b) The endocrine system.
(c) The dopamine system.
(d) The prefrontal cortex system.

4. The Capgras delusion causes an afflicted person to think that a loved one is what?
(a) An enemy.
(b) Habitually lying.
(c) Homicidal.
(d) An imposter.

5. 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?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Cloud.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Biscuit.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that seeing the world as what is an essential step on the path to enlightenment?

2. What two drugs does the author say he imagines produce results similar to the feelings he had after a particularly good session of meditation at his first retreat?

3. What piece of text asserts that "Form is emptiness" (143)?

4. For what purpose does the author use open Chapter 10 with a quote from Samadhiraja Sutra?

5. What sound does the author refer to in his personal anecdote about reducing negative feelings?

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