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

2. The author explains that the book Buddhism is True is an attempt to do all but which of the following things?
(a) To show people the door.
(b) To explain from a scientific standpoint why what lies beyond the door contains more reality than the one people have come to accept.
(c) To point out the window.
(d) To give people some idea of what lies beyond the door.

3. On what body process should first-timers focus when meditating?
(a) Bile.
(b) Breath.
(c) Phlegm.
(d) Blood.

4. When ancient Buddhist writings mention the term sati, what does the word mean in English?
(a) Tranquility.
(b) Stillness.
(c) Mindfulness.
(d) Peace.

5. When scientists conducted an experiment asking people to choose one of four identical pairs of pantyhose, which one did they most often choose?
(a) The second from far right pair.
(b) The far right pair.
(c) The second from far left pair.
(d) The far left pair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What experiments are said to have "powerfully demonstrated the capacity of the conscious self to convince itself that it is calling the shots when it is not" (79)?

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

3. How did the author feel when his meditation teacher told him that his frustration with meditation was a good sign?

4. Western Buddhism eliminates all but which of the following traditional Buddhist traditions?

5. What happened when the author analyzed closely his feelings before his speech at Poptech?

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