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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 suggests that the reader check out the enlightenment scene in which film in order to get an idea of the vibrancy of the experience?
(a) Little Buddha.
(b) Shaolin.
(c) Kundun.
(d) Holy Smoke.

2. Which of the three schools of meditation supports the idea that a critical distance of separation between the self and individual thoughts will give the conscious self more control?
(a) Vipassana.
(b) Western.
(c) Zen.
(d) Tibetan.

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

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

5. Which of the following feelings is the most often studied in connection with mental modules?
(a) Material envy.
(b) Sexual jealousy.
(c) Hoarding.
(d) Obsession.

Short Answer Questions

1. When it feels like the rational self makes a decision, what is really happening, according to Kurzban?

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

3. The author notes that generally, the thoughts that arise during meditation follow how many common themes?

4. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is described as the seat of what?

5. With what system is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex associated?

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