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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The idea within vipassana meditation is to see the true nature of what?
(a) Life.
(b) Reality.
(c) The world.
(d) One's self.

5. What Rolling Stones song does the author say perfectly encapsulates the human condition from the Buddhist point of view?
(a) Salt of the Earth.
(b) You Can't Always Get What You Want.
(c) I Can't Get No Satisfaction.
(d) Gimme Shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author describes the colors of his hallucination during meditation, what colors does he name?

2. What types of insects were making noise outside of the author's window on the fifth night of his first meditation retreat?

3. What does the author say is the only thought people have when eyeing a sugar doughnut?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?

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

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