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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Dali.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Rembrandt.
(d) Picasso.

2. The author states that rather than seeing the world as hopeless and empty, enlightened and otherwise accomplished meditators see each individual object, person, and experience as empty in the sense that it does not have a preset what?
(a) Connotation.
(b) Worth.
(c) Truth.
(d) Value.

3. 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.

4. The author states that repeated studies have shown that the brain reacts similarly to physical pain and what other element?
(a) Social rejection.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Regret.

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

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

7. The author states that "modules seem to have the ability to recruit" (130) what on behalf of their goals?
(a) Faith.
(b) Tenets of belief.
(c) Other modules.
(d) Reasons.

8. The author repeatedly refers to the mental modules as temporarily taking what action against the focus of the mind?
(a) Hijacking it.
(b) Setting it ablaze.
(c) Eradicating it.
(d) Erasing it.

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

10. What doctrine emphasizes that nothing has any essence?
(a) The emptiness doctrine.
(b) The surrender doctrine.
(c) The familial doctrine.
(d) The aesthetics doctrine.

11. What activity does the author most often engage in when he is avoiding work?
(a) Doing yard work.
(b) Online shopping.
(c) Baking.
(d) Riding his bike.

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

13. What sound does the author refer to in his personal anecdote about reducing negative feelings?
(a) The sound of traffic.
(b) The sound of the dishwasher.
(c) The sound of a jackhammer.
(d) The sound of a buzz saw.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher compared the relationship between feelings and the rational self to the relationship between horses and a charioteer?

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

3. The author states that as times change, so should conclusions and what other element?

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

5. The author states that even perceptual judgments are a layer of meaning imposed onto what?

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