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

2. Whom does the author name as being on the lowest end of the spectrum in relation to how easy it will be for a person to pick up meditation?
(a) John McEnroe.
(b) Russell Westbrook.
(c) Bobby Knight.
(d) Nate Diaz.

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

4. What is NOT a feeling listed by the author as one that fosters "wars and atrocities" (4)?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Despair.
(d) Greed.

5. In what decade were the famous series of experiments conducted by Benjamin Libet?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though the author admits that there are paradoxes within Buddhism, he says that there are also paradoxes within which branch of science?

2. What is the English translation of the title of the Buddhist text called the Satipatthana Sutta?

3. What is the name of the eminent twentieth-century scholar of Buddhism?

4. 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?

5. What is NOT listed among the traditional practices of Asian Buddhists not practiced by Western Buddhists?

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