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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 does the chocolate symbolize in the author's anecdote?
(a) Reward.
(b) Lack of control.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Pleasure.

2. What object does the author use as a metaphor for the feelings that connect one’s conscious mind and one’s thoughts?
(a) Foam.
(b) Glue.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Rubber.

3. 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 left pair.
(b) The second from far right pair.
(c) The second from far left pair.
(d) The far right pair.

4. The author states that as times change, so should conclusions and what other element?
(a) Behaviors.
(b) Findings.
(c) Understandings.
(d) Modules.

5. The author compares self-discipline to what part of the human body?
(a) A blood vessel.
(b) A heart.
(c) A muscle.
(d) A bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did the author attend his very first silent meditation retreat?

2. The word vipassana is generally translated to what English word?

3. The author presents a scenario wherein someone imagines his or her speech is going to go badly, but it goes fine. What term does the author give to this phenomenon?

4. When it feels like the rational self makes a decision, what is really happening, according to Kurzban?

5. The author states that repeated studies have shown that the brain reacts similarly to physical pain and what other element?

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