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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) The author's uncle.
(b) The author's sister.
(c) The author's father-in-law.
(d) The author's brother.

2. The author presents a scenario wherein someone imagines his or her speech is going to go badly, but it goes fine. What term does the author give to this phenomenon?
(a) A triumph.
(b) A metta experience.
(c) A conundrum.
(d) A false positive.

3. 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 prefrontal cortex.
(d) The adrenal gland.

4. The author states that even perceptual judgments are a layer of meaning imposed onto what?
(a) The outside world.
(b) Perception.
(c) Oneself.
(d) Inquiry.

5. Whom does the author name as being on the lowest end of the spectrum in relation to how easy it will be for a person to pick up meditation?
(a) John McEnroe.
(b) Russell Westbrook.
(c) Bobby Knight.
(d) Nate Diaz.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the Buddah's first discourse following his enlightenment, he laid out how many Noble Truths?

3. What sensation does the author feel at the same time he hears a bird singing during his meditation epiphany?

4. The author states that "More and more, groups of people define their identity in terms of" (17) what?

5. The author introduces what concept in order to urge the reader to find more happiness in his or her own life?

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