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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the English translation of the word dukkha?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Pain.

2. Which philosopher is said to have had ideas that clearly reflect Buddhist ideals and that are reflected in modern psychology studies?
(a) Kant.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Hume.
(d) Maslow.

3. What adverb is used to describe briefly exposing someone to a word or an image, but not long enough for conscious awareness to set in?
(a) Subdermally.
(b) Undertemporally.
(c) Multilingually.
(d) Subliminally.

4. In what decade were the famous series of experiments conducted by Benjamin Libet?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1960s.

5. How many parts belong to the Path that "deeply committed Buddhists are supposed to tread" (48)?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the English translation of the word anatta?

2. How did the author feel when his meditation teacher told him that his frustration with meditation was a good sign?

3. The Buddah stated that what element is impermanent?

4. What activity does the author most often engage in when he is avoiding work?

5. Which of the following feelings is the most often studied in connection with mental modules?

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