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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that he suspects that what word is dependent upon "a melange of feelings that you've come to associate with" this object?
(a) Biscuit.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Cloud.

2. Though the author admits that there are paradoxes within Buddhism, he says that there are also paradoxes within which branch of science?
(a) Geology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Forensics.
(d) Biology.

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

4. What is the term for the tendency to attribute inner essences to things?
(a) Deconstructionism.
(b) Essentialism.
(c) Surrealism.
(d) Realism.

5. The author states that what element only acts as a proxy between various feelings?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Sight.
(c) Synapses.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that specific types of what can turn off the autopilot mode for feelings?

2. In what year did the author of the book What the Buddah Taught write the work?

3. The author states that "orthodox Buddhists would bridle at loose talk of" (202) what concept?

4. What two points of view does the author use within the narrative of Buddhism is True?

5. The author states that repeated studies have shown that the brain reacts similarly to physical pain and what other element?

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