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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. 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?
(a) Holy Smoke.
(b) Kundun.
(c) Little Buddha.
(d) Shaolin.

2. What is NOT a feeling listed by the author as one that fosters "wars and atrocities" (4)?
(a) Greed.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Despair.

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

4. In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain controls what?
(a) Language.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Decision-making.
(d) Affection.

5. What is the English translation of the word anatta?
(a) Not-self.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Tranquility.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an element the author lists as being said by Jesus Christ?

2. What does the acronym in the chapter title of Chapter 6 mean?

3. What is the meaning of the term metta?

4. What is the title of Chapter 2 of Buddhism is True?

5. What do psychologists call the network in the brain that is active when people are not doing anything in particular?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the significance of the chapter title "Your CEO is MIA."

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

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

5. What are the differences between concentration meditation and mindfulness meditation?

6. For what purpose does the author begin the entire narrative with a question?

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

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

9. What effect is the author's choice of the word "delusions" intended to have on the reader?

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

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