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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author name as being on the lowest end of the spectrum in relation to how easy it will be for a person to pick up meditation?
(a) Bobby Knight.
(b) John McEnroe.
(c) Russell Westbrook.
(d) Nate Diaz.

2. What two points of view does the author use within the narrative of Buddhism is True?
(a) First and third.
(b) Only third.
(c) Second and third.
(d) First and second.

3. 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 Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) The Dalai Lama and Mister Rogers.
(d) Mister Rogers and Bob Ross.

4. What problem does the author say afflicts him when he is trying to work?
(a) A need to move around.
(b) A tendency to daydream.
(c) A short attention span.
(d) A constant hunger.

5. The Buddah lived and taught how many years ago?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 700.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that repeated studies have shown that the brain reacts similarly to physical pain and what other element?

2. What is NOT one of the five aggregates named by The Buddha when he first split the self into five aggregates?

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

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. The author states that "modules seem to have the ability to recruit" (130) what on behalf of their goals?

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