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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 is the English translation of the title of the Buddhist text called the Satipatthana Sutta?
(a) The Twelve Foundations of Mindfulness.
(b) The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
(c) The Three Foundations of Mindfulness.
(d) The Two Foundations of Mindfulness.

2. The author states that "modules seem to have the ability to recruit" (130) what on behalf of their goals?
(a) Faith.
(b) Tenets of belief.
(c) Other modules.
(d) Reasons.

3. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is described as the seat of what?
(a) The ego.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Abstract reasoning.

4. What is NOT listed among the traditional practices of Asian Buddhists not practiced by Western Buddhists?
(a) Belief in reincarnation.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Belief in a variety of deities.
(d) Fixation on bodily fluids during meditative practice.

5. The author repeatedly refers to the mental modules as temporarily taking what action against the focus of the mind?
(a) Erasing it.
(b) Eradicating it.
(c) Setting it ablaze.
(d) Hijacking it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade were the famous series of experiments conducted by Benjamin Libet?

2. What adjective does the author apply to the phenomenon of road rage?

3. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?

4. What is the meaning of the term metta?

5. What does the acronym RAIN stand for?

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