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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Cloud.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Butterfly.

2. The Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering bought a painting he thought was painted by what artist and later turned out to be a forgery?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Rembrandt.
(d) Dali.

3. What type of bird was rated the most highly in the study introduced by the author under the heading "Infiltration of Perception by Feeling" (159)?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Robins.
(c) Swans.
(d) Sparrows.

4. The author states that as times change, so should conclusions and what other element?
(a) Behaviors.
(b) Modules.
(c) Understandings.
(d) Findings.

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

6. The author states that the idea of enlightenment is to take what action in regard to one's delusions?
(a) To lose them.
(b) To remember them.
(c) To obscure them.
(d) To define them.

7. The author argues that for the average human, what type of perception is an impossible task to achieve?
(a) Precise.
(b) Unadulterated.
(c) Connected.
(d) Clear.

8. The Capgras delusion causes an afflicted person to think that a loved one is what?
(a) Homicidal.
(b) An imposter.
(c) An enemy.
(d) Habitually lying.

9. What object does the author use as an example of illogical attachment to inanimate objects?
(a) A xylophone.
(b) A tape measure.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A thermometer.

10. Robert Zajonc equates having feelings about something with performing what other action?
(a) Deciding upon next steps.
(b) Assessing one's self.
(c) Making judgments about things.
(d) Contemplating those feelings.

11. The author states that he understands if the reader sees the words "formlessness" and "emptiness" and thinks of which two other words?
(a) Crazy and depressing.
(b) Gloomy and doomed.
(c) Bleak and stark.
(d) Unflinching and rigorous.

12. What kind of teacher is Rodney, the man described by the author within one particular anecdote?
(a) A pottery teacher.
(b) A music teacher.
(c) A yoga teacher.
(d) A meditation teacher.

13. Within which type of psychology have scientists learned that people can judge each other quickly through non-verbal communication?
(a) Behavioral psychology.
(b) Animal psychology.
(c) Abnormal psychology.
(d) Social psychology.

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

15. What is the Samadhiraja Sutra?
(a) A Shinto relic.
(b) A Buddhist text.
(c) A Buddhist relic.
(d) A Taoist text.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that people often impose beliefs and structure onto various what?

2. To what cause does the author attribute his unnatural attachment to a particular type of object?

3. The author states that he suspects that our recognition of familiar people, pets, and even objects within our lives is based on what?

4. For what purpose does the author use open Chapter 10 with a quote from Samadhiraja Sutra?

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

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