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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 states that specific types of what can turn off the autopilot mode for feelings?
(a) Music.
(b) Behavioral therapies.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Exercises.

2. When it feels like the rational self makes a decision, what is really happening, according to Kurzban?
(a) It is actually that one module is stronger than another in a particular situation.
(b) It is actually that the not-self is becoming fully realized.
(c) It is actually that the sense of self is ebbing away.
(d) It is actually that one mental compartment is larger than another.

3. The author states that what element only acts as a proxy between various feelings?
(a) Synapses.
(b) Sight.
(c) Reason.
(d) Intuition.

4. In the philosophical illustration focused on a charioteer and horses, what does the charioteer represent?
(a) The hypothalamus gland.
(b) The temporal lobe.
(c) The adrenal gland.
(d) The prefrontal cortex.

5. The author introduces what concept in order to urge the reader to find more happiness in his or her own life?
(a) Serenity.
(b) Formlessness.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Aesthetic beauty.

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. 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?

3. What emotion does the author say he feels when he is getting ready for a public speaking engagement?

4. The Buddah stated that what element is impermanent?

5. What is the Samadhiraja Sutra?

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