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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author name as the two people who would be on the highest end of the spectrum as far as ease of meditation goes?
(a) The Dalai Lama and Bob Ross.
(b) The Dalai Lama and Mister Rogers.
(c) The Dalai Lama and Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Mister Rogers and Bob Ross.

2. 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 second from far left pair.
(c) The far left pair.
(d) The far right pair.

3. According to Buddhist scripture, what is the name of the braggart who challenged The Buddha's notions of not-self?
(a) Bhikkhu Bodhi.
(b) Thich Quang Duc.
(c) Ngo Din Diem.
(d) Aggivessana.

4. In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain controls what?
(a) Language.
(b) Affection.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Decision-making.

5. What is the English translation of the title of the Buddhist text called the Satipatthana Sutta?
(a) The Two Foundations of Mindfulness.
(b) The Twelve Foundations of Mindfulness.
(c) The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
(d) The Three Foundations of Mindfulness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of people does the author say especially identified with the film he references within the chapter title "Take the Red Pill"?

2. 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?

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

4. What do psychologists call the network in the brain that is active when people are not doing anything in particular?

5. What is the meaning of the term metta?

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