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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 author compares self-discipline to what part of the human body?
(a) A heart.
(b) A muscle.
(c) A bone.
(d) A blood vessel.

2. What types of insects were making noise outside of the author's window on the fifth night of his first meditation retreat?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Katydids.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Cicadas.

3. An intertemporal utility function represents how willing a person is to delay what?
(a) Death.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Injury.
(d) Gratification.

4. On what object does the author say people should place themselves during meditation?
(a) A bare floor.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A cushion.
(d) A mat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the author NOT list when explaining what he means by "forms" (142)?

2. The first time the author attended a week-long meditation retreat, he was allowed to speak how many times?

3. The author states that people often impose beliefs and structure onto various what?

4. Robert Zajonc equates having feelings about something with performing what other action?

5. Western Buddhism eliminates all but which of the following traditional Buddhist traditions?

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