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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people does the author say especially identified with the film he references within the chapter title "Take the Red Pill"?
(a) Cartesians.
(b) Taoists.
(c) Western Buddhists.
(d) Tibetan Buddhists.

2. What is the title of Chapter 3 of Buddhism is True?
(a) Your CEO is MIA.
(b) Like, Wow, Everything is One.
(c) When Are Feelings Illusions.
(d) Nirvana in a Nutshell.

3. What is the name of the professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State University discussed by the author?
(a) Martin Daly.
(b) Malcolm David Eckel.
(c) Robert Kurzban.
(d) Ngo Dinh Diem.

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

5. The author states that "coherence of motivation, though a desirable quality in a friend or collaborator, isn't by itself" (82) what?
(a) Satisfying.
(b) Decisive.
(c) True.
(d) Effective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that the author says natural selection "cares about" (3)?

2. What experiments are said to have "powerfully demonstrated the capacity of the conscious self to convince itself that it is calling the shots when it is not" (79)?

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

4. What is NOT a concern the author attributes to the process of natural selection?

5. The author suggests that the reader check out the enlightenment scene in which film in order to get an idea of the vibrancy of the experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use the discussion of pain to illustrate his points about not-self?

2. Discuss the author's decision to begin the book with an allusion to the film The Matrix.

3. How does the author use the example of bodily fluids in order to demonstrate the differences between Western Buddhism and Traditional Buddhism?

4. Discuss the author's use of the anecdote regarding his tense jaw.

5. What is the author's analysis of the human fear of public speaking?

6. What does the author say about ways in which people should NOT "conceive of modules" (86)?

7. How does the author use the example of the scar experiment?

8. What is the author's view of the phenomenon of human feelings?

9. Discuss an example or anecdote used by the author to demonstrate the value of mindfulness mediation.

10. How does the author shine a spotlight on his own flaws and for what purpose does he do so?

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