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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did the author of the book What the Buddah Taught write the work?
(a) 1959.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1973.

3. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?
(a) Survival.
(b) Sustenance.
(c) Procreation.
(d) Evolution.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many minutes does the author say he spends meditating each morning?

2. What emotion does the author NOT list as one that is likely to arise when one feels that meditation is not going well?

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

4. The author uses the example of his childhood experiences with the Tooth Fairy in order to demonstrate what concept?

5. On what body process should first-timers focus when meditating?

(see the answer key)

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