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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an element the author lists as being said by Jesus Christ?
(a) I am the love.
(b) I am the way.
(c) I am the truth.
(d) I am the life.

2. An intertemporal utility function represents how willing a person is to delay what?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Injury.
(c) Gratification.
(d) Death.

3. In the Buddah's first discourse following his enlightenment, he laid out how many Noble Truths?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

4. What is NOT one of the five aggregates named by The Buddha when he first split the self into five aggregates?
(a) Longings.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Mental formations.
(d) The physical body.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following examples is used by the author to demonstrate that human brains are not foolproof?

2. Which group of people does the author say especially identified with the film he references within the chapter title "Take the Red Pill"?

3. In what state did the author attend his very first silent meditation retreat?

4. 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?

5. When the author opens his eyes after he is annoyed by a particular sound in group meditation, what is his first goal?

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