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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Neo.
(b) Altoo.
(c) Morpheus.
(d) Hagar.

2. The Buddah lived and taught how many years ago?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 700.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?
(a) Nirvana in a Nutshell.
(b) Your CEO is MIA.
(c) When Are Feelings Illusions.
(d) Like, Wow, Everything is One.

4. What types of insects were making noise outside of the author's window on the fifth night of his first meditation retreat?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Katydids.

5. What do psychologists call the condition of "being stuck" in the natural human cycle of ultimately futile pleasure-seeking?
(a) The hamster wheel.
(b) The never-ending spiral.
(c) The hedonic treadmill.
(d) The great illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two points of view does the author use within the narrative of Buddhism is True?

2. The author presents a scenario wherein someone imagines his or her speech is going to go badly, but it goes fine. What term does the author give to this phenomenon?

3. What does the author NOT list among the most popular reasons for people to try meditation?

4. In what state did the author attend his very first silent meditation retreat?

5. How many parts belong to the Path that "deeply committed Buddhists are supposed to tread" (48)?

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