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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) Kundun.
(b) Holy Smoke.
(c) Little Buddha.
(d) Shaolin.

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

3. The author states that when the Buddhist techniques work, a person receives not just happiness, but what other element?
(a) Clarity of vision.
(b) Improved health.
(c) A youthful smile.
(d) Tranquility.

4. Which character in the movie referred to in the chapter entitled "Take the Red Pill" realizes that his life has actually been an extended hallucination?
(a) Altoo.
(b) Neo.
(c) Hagar.
(d) Morpheus.

5. The author states, “It’s kind of amazing, when you think about it, that the world would be set up this way: that the path you embark on to relieve yourself of suffering would, if pursued assiduously, lead you to become not just a happier person but a person with a clearer view of" (263) what two types of reality?
(a) Moral and ethical.
(b) Metaphysical and spiritual.
(c) Metaphysical and moral.
(d) Universal and accepted.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author discusses his wife in an illustration, whom does he name as a potential stimulus in his wife's environment that would be “seen to not merit extended, conscious appraisal” (163)?

2. What system within the body is responsible for rewards?

3. The Buddha stated that what emotion has a "poisoned root and honeyed tip" (30)?

4. What emotion does the author NOT list as one that is likely to arise when one feels that meditation is not going well?

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

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