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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Buddah stated that what element is impermanent?
(a) Feeling.
(b) Life.
(c) Englightenment.
(d) Self.

2. The author notes that generally, the thoughts that arise during meditation follow how many common themes?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

4. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?
(a) Survival.
(b) Sustenance.
(c) Procreation.
(d) Evolution.

5. What object does the author use as an example of illogical attachment to inanimate objects?
(a) A thermometer.
(b) A tape measure.
(c) A xylophone.
(d) A ruler.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author states that neither kind of module in the chocolate anecdote was more what than another?

3. The author states that what elements are just tools to help the brain sort the importance of various thoughts?

4. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with what element?

5. The Buddha said that engagement is the product of a what?

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