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Quiz on Social Construction of Happiness Final, created by Nicole Berozsky on 01/05/2016.
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Question 1

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The Upanishads translates to "[blank_start]to sit down near one's teacher[blank_end]."
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  • to sit down near one's teacher

Question 2

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Who was the Indian sage featured in many Upanishad stories who influenced Hinduism and Buddhism?
Answer
  • Yajnavalky
  • Shventaketu
  • Siddhartha Gautama
  • Samsara

Question 3

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What are some of the lessons of the Hindu salt water story, "Shventaketu's Jug"?
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  • Happiness is realized through spiritual practice, not mere reason.
  • The search for happiness should begin within us.
  • The ultimate nature of reality is not one in which we are really separate an distinct from the rest of the world.
  • The importance of learning from one's teacher.
  • The realization that suffering is inevitable.

Question 4

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The most fundamental truth of Hinduism is the existence of absolute reality within each person.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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"When we come to believe we are everything, we realize we are nothing."
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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When someone is reborn, what does that mean?
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  • Suffering continues.
  • Nirvana has been reached.
  • Suffering is over.
  • The person has become awakened.

Question 7

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The Four Noble Truths: 1. [blank_start]There is suffering[blank_end]. 2. [blank_start]There is the cause of suffering[blank_end]. 3. [blank_start]There is the cessation of suffering[blank_end]. 4. There is the path to the cessation of suffering.
Answer
  • There is suffering
  • There is the cause of suffering
  • There is the cessation of suffering

Question 8

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4 Noble Truths as a Diagnosis/Disease 1. There is suffering. ([blank_start]Symptom[blank_end]) 2. There is the cause of suffering. ([blank_start]Cause[blank_end]) 3. There is the cessation of suffering. ([blank_start]Prognosis[blank_end]) 4. There is the path to the cessation of suffering. ([blank_start]The 8 Fold Path[blank_end])
Answer
  • Symptom
  • Cause
  • Prognosis
  • The 8 Fold Path

Question 9

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Who said this following quote: "How can the first noble truth make us 'suffer' and contribute to our overall happiness?"
Answer
  • Pema Chodron
  • Siddhartha Gautama
  • Lao Tsu
  • Rupert Thurman
  • David Myers

Question 10

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What is the concept of dharma?
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  • Cause of suffering is desire/attachment and craving.
  • Whatever you do to others will reflect back on you.
  • The idea of collecting spiritual experiences.
  • Following the 8 Fold Path.

Question 11

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The 8 Fold Path: 1. [blank_start]Right understanding[blank_end]. 2. [blank_start]Right thought[blank_end]. 3. [blank_start]Right speech[blank_end]. 4. [blank_start]Right action[blank_end]. 5. [blank_start]Right livelihood[blank_end]. 6. [blank_start]Right effort[blank_end]. 7. [blank_start]Right mindfulness[blank_end]. 8 [blank_start]Right concentration[blank_end].
Answer
  • Right understanding
  • Right thought
  • Right speech
  • Right action
  • Right livelihood
  • Right effort
  • Right mindfulness
  • Right concentration

Question 12

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The 8 Fold Path: [blank_start]Wisdom Components[blank_end] 1. Right understanding. 2. Right thought. [blank_start]Ethical Components[blank_end] 3. Right speech. 4. Right action. 5. Right livelihood. [blank_start]Mental Development Path[blank_end] 6. Right effort. 7. Right mindfulness. 8. Right concentration.
Answer
  • Wisdom Components
  • Ethical Components
  • Mental Development Path

Question 13

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What is Samsara?
Answer
  • A hell-like state.
  • A Nirvana-like state.
  • The cause of suffering.

Question 14

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3 Poisons of the Mind. [blank_start]Ignorance[blank_end], [blank_start]Greed[blank_end], [blank_start]Hatred[blank_end].
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  • Ignorance
  • Greed
  • Hatred

Question 15

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What is the Tao Te Ching?
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  • The sacred book of the way of virtue.
  • A concept that is integral to Buddhism.
  • A book written by a political advisor while in prison on how to be ruthless, manipulative, and powerful.

Question 16

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Who wrote the Tao Te Ching?
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  • Lao Tsu
  • Machiavelli
  • Yajnavalky
  • Shventaketu

Question 17

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What is the basic premise of Taoism?
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  • We must act in tune with, and not against, nature.
  • The only thing that exists is the present.
  • The cause of suffering is desire/attachment.
  • True self is infinite. Universe transcends us and includes us.

Question 18

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Yin & Yang [blank_start]Dark[blank_end]: female, yielding, below, earth, rest. [blank_start]Light[blank_end]: male, firm, above, heaven, movement.
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  • Dark
  • Light

Question 19

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What is a better predictor of happiness than wealth?
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  • Rank/Status
  • Marital Status
  • Employment
  • Intelligence

Question 20

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The concept that money matters when you compare yourself to particular reference groups is called what?
Answer
  • Reference Income Hypothesis
  • Social Comparison Hypothesis
  • Income Influence Hypothesis
  • Social Income Hypothesis

Question 21

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People believe they will attain [blank_start]happiness[blank_end] from [blank_start]buying[blank_end] things.
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  • happiness
  • buying

Question 22

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What is the average work week in Scandinavia?
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  • 37 hours
  • 30 hours
  • 35 hours
  • 40 hours

Question 23

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The happiness of children correlates with...
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  • How well their parents get along.
  • The marital status of their parents.
  • The number of siblings they have.
  • The parents' displays of affection.

Question 24

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Who said "People are happier when supported by a network of friends," ?
Answer
  • Patty O'Grady
  • William James
  • John O'Donohue
  • Richard Schoch

Question 25

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Who said "If a person's religion succeeds in making them more whole and providing them inspiration, then it works," ?
Answer
  • William James
  • John O'Donohue
  • Patty O'Grady
  • Richard Schoch

Question 26

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Who said that we should "approach everything in life in a spirit of friendship," ?
Answer
  • John O'Donohue
  • James Redfield
  • Patty O'Grady
  • Richard Schoch

Question 27

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Who said that "meaningful coincidences are a sign of the spiritual evolution of the human race," ?
Answer
  • James Redfield
  • William James
  • Patty O'Grady
  • John O'Donohue

Question 28

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Who said that "miracles lift the veil of misperception, revealing truth and love," ?
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  • James Redfield and John O'Donohue
  • Helen Schuchman and William Thetford
  • James Redfield and William Thetford
  • Helen Schuchman and John O'Donohue

Question 29

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Who said that you can "transform your life by the simple realization that the only moment you ever have is now," ?
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  • James Redfield
  • Eckhart Tolle
  • Fritijof Capra
  • John O'Donohue

Question 30

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Who said that "physics and spirituality are two sides of the same coin," ?
Answer
  • Fritijof Capra
  • Helen Schuchman
  • James Redfield
  • Eckhart Tolle

Question 31

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What does "Tao" mean?
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  • The unseen universal order.
  • Spiritual wisdom of the ages across the globe.
  • Love and humanity.
  • Collecting spiritual experiences.

Question 32

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Who said that "we exist to learn the higher truths about our relationship to God," ?
Answer
  • Ghazzali
  • Hermann Hesse
  • Thich Nhat Hann
  • Idries Shah

Question 33

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Who said "Instead of striving for great spiritual heights, gain peace and power from the acceptance of life as it is," ?
Answer
  • Hermann Hesse
  • Ghazzali
  • Thich Nhat Hann
  • Robert M. Pirsig

Question 34

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Who said "You become a different person when you are fully aware of your thoughts and actions in each moment," ?
Answer
  • Thich Nhat Hann
  • Robert M. Pirsig
  • Idries Shah
  • Hermann Hesse

Question 35

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Who said "a purely rational approach to life leads to madness. Peace requires us to look for the unseen quality or truth behind appearances," ?
Answer
  • Robert M. Pirsig
  • Idries Shah
  • Shunryu Suzuki
  • Chogyam Trungpa

Question 36

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Who said, "Spirituality is not about emotional security, it is about finding truth," ?
Answer
  • Idries Shah
  • Shunryu Suzuki
  • Chogyam Trungpa
  • Rudyard Kipling

Question 37

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Who said "A peaceful and intelligent mind can be attained through simply sitting and breathing," ?
Answer
  • Shunryu Suzuki
  • Chogyam Trungpa
  • Idries Shah
  • Rudyard Kipling

Question 38

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Who said "Sometimes the desire to be spiritual is really a hankering after psychological security," ?
Answer
  • Chogyam Trungpa
  • Shunryu Suzuki
  • Idries Shah
  • Robert M. Pirsig

Question 39

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[blank_start]Perennial wisdom[blank_end] is the spiritual wisdom of the ages across the globe.
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  • Perennial wisdom

Question 40

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What are the 6 Universal Values? (according to Martin Seligman in "Authentic Happiness")
Answer
  • Wisdom and knowledge
  • Courage
  • Love and humanity
  • Justice
  • Temperance
  • Spirituality and transcendence
  • Acceptance
  • Education and intelligence
  • Righteousness
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