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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 disorder does the author say makes it difficult for him to meditate?
(a) Asperger's syndrome.
(b) Attention deficit disorder.
(c) Clinical depression.
(d) Autism.

2. Though the author admits that there are paradoxes within Buddhism, he says that there are also paradoxes within which branch of science?
(a) Forensics.
(b) Physics.
(c) Biology.
(d) Geology.

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. 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?
(a) A metta experience.
(b) A conundrum.
(c) A triumph.
(d) A false positive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the author apply to the phenomenon of road rage?

2. What is NOT a concern the author attributes to the process of natural selection?

3. The first time the author attended a week-long meditation retreat, he was allowed to speak how many times?

4. What is NOT one of the five aggregates named by The Buddha when he first split the self into five aggregates?

5. What is the English translation of the word dukkha?

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