When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough: The Search for a Life That Matters-Finding Meaning

QUESTION 1

Sometimes in life we have to become:

a.) less to be more.

 b.) more to be less. 

c.) more to be more. 

d.) less to be less.

QUESTION 2

Kushner writes that humans have a NEED:

a.) to sin.
b.) to feel superior to others. 

c.) to die.
d.) to be good.

QUESTION 3

Kushner argues that we all teach, o!cially or uno!cially. Why does he say we do this?

a.) Because we need to share
b.) Because we like the power it gives us over others 

c.) Because it makes us feel superior to another

 d.) Because we get tired of being students

QUESTION 4

When it comes to our capacity to endure pain, we humans:

a.) have a very small capacity.
b.) deal best with small doses of pain at a time.
c.) can deal with a great deal of pain as long as its duration is short.

 d.) can endure much more than we think we can.

QUESTION 5

Learn to savor the moment even if it does not last forever. In fact, learn to savor it because:

a.) it is only a moment and will not last. 

b.) if you remember it, it will last forever. 

c.) if you savor it, it is your forever.
d.) living in the past makes the past last.

QUESTION 6

Kushner quotes Corita Kent who wrote on a poster, “Life is a series of moments.:

a.) To find the most important one is to succeed.”
b.) To miss the most important one is to fail miserably.”
c.) To live each one is to succeed.”
d.) To have one that stands out above all the rest is to succeed.”

QUESTION 7

“Nobody on his deathbed ever said,”

a.) ‘I wish I had spent more time with my family.'”

b.) ‘I love you,’ to his/her family and friends.”
c.) ‘I wish I had seen more of the world.'”
d.) ‘I wish I had spent more time on my business.'”

QUESTION 8

The challenge of life is:

a.) to become great.
b.) to find something truly human to do every day of our lives.

c.) to find the proper balance of work, play, and sleep.
d.) to follow the Ten Commandments every day of our lives.

QUESTION 9

When we have truly learned to live,:
a.) we will not need religion anymore.
b.) we will always be happy.
c.) we will not need to look for rewards in some other life. 

d.) we will know no more pain.

QUESTION 10

Kushner says it is a sign of maturity when you stop asking what life has in store for you and start asking:

a.) What am I going to get out of life? 

b.) Is my pension account adequate? 

c.) When is tee time?
d.) What am I doing with my life?