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

2. What types of insects were making noise outside of the author's window on the fifth night of his first meditation retreat?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Katydids.

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

4. What happened when the author analyzed closely his feelings before his speech at Poptech?
(a) The shame increased.
(b) The fear stayed within practicable limits.
(c) The fear went away.
(d) The anxiety seemed to ebb.

5. Who is the author of the book called What the Buddah Taught?
(a) Judson Brewer.
(b) Ajahn Chah.
(c) Hadley Cantril.
(d) Walpola Rahula.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Buddah lived and taught how many years ago?

2. How many parts belong to the Path that "deeply committed Buddhists are supposed to tread" (48)?

3. In what decade were the famous series of experiments conducted by Benjamin Libet?

4. The author states that when the Buddhist techniques work, a person receives not just happiness, but what other element?

5. What kind of meditation does the author say produced a feeling that is probably similar to two hard drugs?

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