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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what Buddhist tradition is Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche associated?
(a) The Zen Buddhist tradition.
(b) The school of tranquility and serenity.
(c) The Vippassana Buddhist tradition.
(d) The Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

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

4. In what state did the author attend his very first silent meditation retreat?
(a) California.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Washington.
(d) Virginia.

5. What emotion does the author say he feels when he is getting ready for a public speaking engagement?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pride.
(d) Anxiety.

Short Answer Questions

1. When ancient Buddhist writings mention the term sati, what does the word mean in English?

2. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?

3. 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?

4. What is NOT a concern the author attributes to the process of natural selection?

5. What is NOT an element the author lists as being said by Jesus Christ?

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