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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) Nate Diaz.
(b) Bobby Knight.
(c) Russell Westbrook.
(d) John McEnroe.

2. The Buddha stated that what emotion has a "poisoned root and honeyed tip" (30)?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anger.
(d) Jealousy.

3. Western Buddhism eliminates all but which of the following traditional Buddhist traditions?
(a) Meditation on feces within one's body.
(b) The use of gongs.
(c) Meditation on one's own rotting corpse.
(d) Meditation on the pus within one's own body.

4. In what state did the author attend his very first silent meditation retreat?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

5. What animals are involved in the pellet experiment described by the author?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what Buddhist tradition is Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche associated?

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

3. What ratio does the author say he usually experiences throughout a meditation retreat when he mentions that part is bliss and part is difficult?

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

5. What system within the body is responsible for rewards?

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