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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the author NOT list among the most popular reasons for people to try meditation?
2. How many minutes does the author say he spends meditating each morning?
3. Whom does the author name as the two people who would be on the highest end of the spectrum as far as ease of meditation goes?
4. What adjective does the author apply to the phenomenon of road rage?
5. What two drugs does the author say he imagines produce results similar to the feelings he had after a particularly good session of meditation at his first retreat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author say about ways in which people should NOT "conceive of modules" (86)?
2. Explain the concept of “beneffectance” (82) set forth by the psychologist Anthony Greenwald.
3. Discuss the significance of the chapter title "Your CEO is MIA."
4. What is the author's view of the phenomenon of human feelings?
5. How does the author use the example of the scar experiment?
6. How does the author use the discussion of pain to illustrate his points about not-self?
7. How does the author go about trying to depict the bliss he feels as a result of meditation?
8. For what purpose does the author begin the entire narrative with a question?
9. How does the author shine a spotlight on his own flaws and for what purpose does he do so?
10. Discuss the author's decision to begin the book with an allusion to the film The Matrix.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of desire portrayed in Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True? Examine the author's treatment of and messages regarding desire throughout the book.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True invites the readers to learn particular lessons from Buddhist traditions and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does he accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 3
What ultimate message is Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True sending about the nature and value of continually examining one’s own thought patterns and behaviors?
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