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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disorder does the author say makes it difficult for him to meditate?
(a) Asperger's syndrome.
(b) Autism.
(c) Clinical depression.
(d) Attention deficit disorder.

2. Buddha argues that for an aggregate to constitute an aspect of a self, it must be what two things?
(a) Mutable and permanent.
(b) Enduring and permanent.
(c) Righteous and strong.
(d) Aesthetically pleasing and quick.

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

4. The author uses the example of his childhood experiences with the Tooth Fairy in order to demonstrate what concept?
(a) Delusion.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Intertemporal reality.
(d) Nirvana.

5. When scientists conducted an experiment asking people to choose one of four identical pairs of pantyhose, which one did they most often choose?
(a) The far right pair.
(b) The second from far left pair.
(c) The far left pair.
(d) The second from far right pair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?

2. Whom does the author name as the two people who would be on the highest end of the spectrum as far as ease of meditation goes?

3. What kind of benefits does the author describe self-delusion as harboring?

4. What problem does the author say afflicts him when he is trying to work?

5. Within what situation should one practice the RAIN technique, according to the author?

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