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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that "More and more, groups of people define their identity in terms of" (17) what?
(a) Material wealth.
(b) Sharp opposition to other groups of people.
(c) Career.
(d) Family.

2. What is the English translation of the word dukkha?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Pain.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Peace.

3. The Buddha said that engagement is the product of a what?
(a) A power.
(b) A feeling.
(c) A shame.
(d) A lust.

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

5. What is the English translation of the word anatta?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Not-self.
(c) Peace.
(d) Tranquility.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author states that what feeling is linked to our modern environmental mismatch?

3. What disorder does the author say makes it difficult for him to meditate?

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

5. What ratio does the author say he usually experiences throughout a meditation retreat when he mentions that part is bliss and part is difficult?

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