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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 an element the author lists as being said by Jesus Christ?
(a) I am the life.
(b) I am the love.
(c) I am the way.
(d) I am the truth.

2. What adverb is used to describe briefly exposing someone to a word or an image, but not long enough for conscious awareness to set in?
(a) Multilingually.
(b) Undertemporally.
(c) Subdermally.
(d) Subliminally.

3. What do psychologists call the condition of "being stuck" in the natural human cycle of ultimately futile pleasure-seeking?
(a) The hamster wheel.
(b) The never-ending spiral.
(c) The hedonic treadmill.
(d) The great illusion.

4. 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) 4 to 1.
(b) 1 to 2.
(c) 2 to 3.
(d) 1 to 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that what feeling is linked to our modern environmental mismatch?

2. What two points of view does the author use within the narrative of Buddhism is True?

3. What kind of benefits does the author describe self-delusion as harboring?

4. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with what element?

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

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