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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that natural selection does not want people to be happy, but instead wants them to be what?
(a) Tenacious.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Productive.
(d) Healthy.

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

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

4. What happened when the author analyzed closely his feelings before his speech at Poptech?
(a) The shame increased.
(b) The fear went away.
(c) The anxiety seemed to ebb.
(d) The fear stayed within practicable limits.

5. What is the title of Chapter 2 of Buddhism is True?
(a) Paradoxes of Meditation.
(b) Taking the Red Pill.
(c) The Alleged Nonexistence of Your Self.
(d) When Are Feelings Illusions?.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character in the movie referred to in the chapter entitled "Take the Red Pill" realizes that his life has actually been an extended hallucination?

3. What is the meaning of the term metta?

4. The author explains that the book Buddhism is True is an attempt to do all but which of the following things?

5. The Buddah lived and taught how many years ago?

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