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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 is the term for the tendency to attribute inner essences to things?
2. The author states that the idea of enlightenment is to take what action in regard to one's delusions?
3. The author states that what element only acts as a proxy between various feelings?
4. The author introduces what concept in order to urge the reader to find more happiness in his or her own life?
5. What object does the author NOT list when explaining what he means by "forms" (142)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author use the example of weeds and flowers to make a point about emptiness?
2. What is one method the author suggests for a way to observe one's thoughts objectively?
3. Discuss an instance of the author's use of humor to highlight a particular point being made in the text.
4. What three careers are used to characterize the three different schools of meditation and on which type does the author focus within Buddhism is True?
5. For what purpose does the author discuss his disagreement with a prominent meditation teacher?
6. What is the author's message about the intertemporal utility function and its relationship to the permanence of the self?
7. What is the significance of the author's discussion of the Capgras delusion?
8. In what way does the author use the appeal of ethos within the chapter entitled "Encounters with the Formless"?
9. How does the author characterize the difference between tribal psychology and general psychology?
10. What does the author mean when he claims that humans are essentialists?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the 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
What messages does Robert Wright's book Buddhism is True send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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