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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the book called What the Buddah Taught?
(a) Hadley Cantril.
(b) Ajahn Chah.
(c) Judson Brewer.
(d) Walpola Rahula.

2. What ratio does the author say he usually experiences throughout a meditation retreat when he mentions that part is bliss and part is difficult?
(a) 1 to 2.
(b) 4 to 1.
(c) 2 to 3.
(d) 1 to 4.

3. What Rolling Stones song does the author say perfectly encapsulates the human condition from the Buddhist point of view?
(a) Gimme Shelter.
(b) Salt of the Earth.
(c) I Can't Get No Satisfaction.
(d) You Can't Always Get What You Want.

4. What is NOT a feeling listed by the author as one that fosters "wars and atrocities" (4)?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Greed.
(c) Despair.
(d) Hatred.

5. 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?
(a) The Dalai Lama and Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) The Dalai Lama and Bob Ross.
(c) Mister Rogers and Bob Ross.
(d) The Dalai Lama and Mister Rogers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is NOT one of the five aggregates named by The Buddha when he first split the self into five aggregates?

4. What is the title of Chapter 2 of Buddhism is True?

5. What is the English translation of the word dukkha?

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