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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author feel when his meditation teacher told him that his frustration with meditation was a good sign?
(a) Proud.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Patronized.
(d) Assured.

2. The author states that "orthodox Buddhists would bridle at loose talk of" (202) what concept?
(a) The Eight Principles.
(b) Oneness.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) Enlightenment.

3. What is NOT a concern the author attributes to the process of natural selection?
(a) Achieving the goals should bring pleasure.
(b) The pleasure associated with the goals should not last forever.
(c) There should be more of a focus on the immediate pleasure than on the way it will soon dissipate.
(d) Aesthetic considerations.

4. Who is said to have remarked that our faculties of reason are controlled by passions, otherwise known as feelings, according to the author?
(a) Kant.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Maslow.
(d) Hume.

5. The author notes that generally, the thoughts that arise during meditation follow how many common themes?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what system is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex associated?

2. The author describes mindfulness meditation as what kind of undertaking?

3. The author notes that it is generally easier for one to distance oneself from one’s emotions than one’s what?

4. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is described as the seat of what?

5. The author states that natural selection does not want people to be happy, but instead wants them to be what?

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