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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 activity does the author most often engage in when he is avoiding work?
2. What does the lizard represent at the meditation retreat attended by the author?
3. To what cause does the author attribute his unnatural attachment to a particular type of object?
4. What does the author NOT use as an example of the indirect evidence received by the human brain?
5. What system within the body is responsible for rewards?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the emptiness doctrine presented by the author within the chapter entitled Encounters with the Formless.
2. For what purpose does the author discuss his disagreement with a prominent meditation teacher?
3. How does the author characterize the emotion of jealousy?
4. How does the author characterize the difference between tribal psychology and general psychology?
5. What four themes does the author state are generally focused upon within the passing thoughts observed during meditation?
6. Discuss an instance when the author points out a potential pitfall of a regular meditation practice.
7. How does the author use the example of weeds and flowers to make a point about emptiness?
8. What is the significance of the author's discussion of the Capgras delusion?
9. What is the author's message about the intertemporal utility function and its relationship to the permanence of the self?
10. What is the significance of the author's anecdote about the sound of a buzz saw?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of sound within Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does the author's use of the first and second person point of view serve the author's purposes over the course of the book? Discuss how the author's choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
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