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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of meditation does the author say produced a feeling that is probably similar to two hard drugs?
(a) Group meditation.
(b) Concentration meditation.
(c) Laughing meditation.
(d) Mindfulness meditation.

4. What ratio does the author say he usually experiences throughout a meditation retreat when he mentions that part is bliss and part is difficult?
(a) 2 to 3.
(b) 4 to 1.
(c) 1 to 2.
(d) 1 to 4.

5. What is the name of the professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State University discussed by the author?
(a) Martin Daly.
(b) Malcolm David Eckel.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(d) Robert Kurzban.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author say is the only thought people have when eyeing a sugar doughnut?

3. The idea within vipassana meditation is to see the true nature of what?

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

5. In what year did the author of the book What the Buddah Taught write the work?

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