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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 emotion does the author NOT list as one that is likely to arise when one feels that meditation is not going well?
2. The Buddha stated that what emotion has a "poisoned root and honeyed tip" (30)?
3. 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?
4. What adjective does the author apply to the phenomenon of road rage?
5. Western Buddhism eliminates all but which of the following traditional Buddhist traditions?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author use the example of the scar experiment?
2. To whom does the author recommend a meditation practice?
3. Discuss the author's decision to begin the book with an allusion to the film The Matrix.
4. Discuss the author's discussion of a wandering mind.
5. What does the author say about his own level of enlightenment and why?
6. What are the differences between concentration meditation and mindfulness meditation?
7. What is the author's view of the phenomenon of human feelings?
8. What is the nature of the author's characterization of a meditation retreat?
9. Discuss the author's purpose in using the example of Thich Quang Duc’s public self-immolation.
10. What does the author say about ways in which people should NOT "conceive of modules" (86)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's decision to include humor within the text of the book Buddhism is True. What purpose the author have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Read the List of Buddhist Truths included in the back of Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True. Write an essay explaining the connection between one of the Buddhist Truths and an example or anecdote provided by the author within the text.
Essay Topic 3
How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of the historical events he depicts within the book? Discuss at least two scenes that include extensive use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.
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