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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that "More and more, groups of people define their identity in terms of" (17) what?
(a) Family.
(b) Sharp opposition to other groups of people.
(c) Career.
(d) Material wealth.

2. What kind of meditation does the author say produced a feeling that is probably similar to two hard drugs?
(a) Laughing meditation.
(b) Concentration meditation.
(c) Mindfulness meditation.
(d) Group meditation.

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

4. What do psychologists call the network in the brain that is active when people are not doing anything in particular?
(a) The aggregate self.
(b) The default mode network.
(c) The temporal lobe.
(d) Rational distortion network.

5. What does the acronym in the chapter title of Chapter 6 mean?
(a) Not in my backyard.
(b) Laugh Out Loud.
(c) Missing in Action.
(d) Immaterial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a feeling listed by the author as one that fosters "wars and atrocities" (4)?

3. Who is the author of the book called What the Buddah Taught?

4. The author suggests that the reader check out the enlightenment scene in which film in order to get an idea of the vibrancy of the experience?

5. What disorder does the author say makes it difficult for him to meditate?

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