The enlightenment quiz

[Laird]

It's time to separate the men from the women. It's time to peg yourself on the ladder of enlightenment. What percentage conscious are you? The quiz below will help you to find out. Each question has four possible answers in order from most enlightened to most deluded, worth from 3 points to 0 points. The maximum possible number of points is 45. You can determine your level of consciousness as a percentage figure from that. Remember to answer what you currently believe, not what you know to be true. We are not trying to find out how much wisdom you recognise in QRS, but how much you are in thrall to your pernicious delusions.

Post your answers and I will post your results. Eventually I will post the marking sheet when enough people have taken the test that we know that no one's cheating. By the end of this thread we will know who has the most spiritual authority in the forum and on the other hand who requires most of our compassion.

1. Emotions are:
A. a great way to manipulate people
B. delusional and based on the illusion of a false ego
C. what you feel when you don't have any beer
D. possible to transcend

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
A. that which is finite and has boundaries
B. an object, entity, quality, concept or event
C. for example, German Christmas cake, cheese, orange juice, a jumper, slippers
D. hey, isn't "beer" a thing?

3. Enlightenment is:
A. kind of like being drunk but not as much fun
B. a totally rational mindset that has discarded duality
C. an absence of delusion
D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
A. women
B. living in the animal realms
C. deluded
D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
A. The Bible
B. Where's Wally?
C. Poison for the Heart
D. Wisdom of the Infinite

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
A. the perimeter of a region
B. a line or plane dividing two things
C. four runs or six, depending on whether the ball hits the ground before or after the rope
D. an expensive cocktail containing absinthe

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
A. the place where you go to punt on the ponies
B. the most expansive framing of the universe
C. the Terminator's nemesis
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
A. the bearded white guy who created everything and who rules in Heaven
B. synonymous with the Totality
C. the word that we use to describe all that is a mystery in the universe
D. Nietzsche's worst nightmare

9. Women:
A. are fundamentally unconscious with practically no hope of becoming conscious
B. have bits that are fun to play with
C. gossip and shop but not much else
D. are respect-worthy companions on the journey of life

10. Albert Einstein:
A. was a genius
B. had a sense of wonder for the world that was fundamentally immature
C. was a mixture of Santa Claus and God
D. did what anyone with half a brain could have done

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
A. to look down upon the deluded animal hordes from a lofty height
B. the propagation of wisdom
C. to drink beer and to sing karaoke
D. to collect a pension and to post to internet forums

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
A. Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo
B. Mother Theresa and Florence Nightingale
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus
D. all of the above

13. Happiness is:
A. overrated
B. delusional
C. a sign of weakness
D. all of the above

14. Science is:
A. the best hope that we have of understanding the reality in which we live
B. useful in practice but incapable of determining absolute truths for which we must turn to the logical proofs of philosophy
C. a great way to discover new things and to make a name for yourself
D. the transmission of truth from God to man

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
A. beginningless, duh
B. bounded
C. hexagonal
D. any one of various models that we will probably never be able to decide upon

[Greg Shantz]

Okay, I'll bite.

1. Emotions are:
D. possible to transcend

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
A. that which is finite and has boundaries

3. Enlightenment is:
D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
C. Poison for the Heart

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
B. a line or plane dividing two things

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
B. synonymous with the Totality

9. Women:
C. gossip and shop but not much else

10. Albert Einstein:
B. had a sense of wonder for the world that was fundamentally immature

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
B. the propagation of wisdom

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus

13. Happiness is:
D. all of the above

14. Science is:
B. useful in practice but incapable of determining absolute truths for which we must turn to the logical proofs of philosophy

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
A. beginningless, duh

So how did I do?

[Laird]

So how did I do?

Much better than Ghandi. You're 91.11111% conscious.

[Greg Shantz]

Excellent!

[maestro]

My Answers

1. Emotions are:
B. delusional and based on the illusion of a false ego

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
A. that which is finite and has boundaries

3. Enlightenment is:
B. a totally rational mindset that has discarded duality

4. The vast majority of men are:
D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
C. Poison for the Heart

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
A. the perimeter of a region

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
B. synonymous with the Totality

9. Women:
A. are fundamentally unconscious with practically no hope of becoming conscious


11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
B. the propagation of wisdom

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus

13. Happiness is:
D. all of the above

14. Science is:
B. useful in practice but incapable of determining absolute truths for which we must turn to the logical proofs of philosophy

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
A. beginningless, duh

Did I score 100%

[Katy]

Having been specifically requested to come back to answer this thread:

1. Emotions are:
C. what you feel when you don't have any beer
(though I confess to occasionally becoming horribly emotional when I have too much beer)

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
B. an object, entity, quality, concept or event


3. Enlightenment is:
D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
Yeah I refuse to answer this question as I think all the answers suck.

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
B. Where's Wally?
Is this the same as where's waldo?

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
A. the perimeter of a region

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
D. Nietzsche's worst nightmare
Where's the option "common schizophrenic delusion"?

9. Women:
D. are respect-worthy companions on the journey of life

10. Albert Einstein:
A. was a genius

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
I refuse to answer this question on the basis that enlightened men may not all have the same goals, or it may be incomprehensible to anyone here.

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus

13. Happiness is:
uncommon

14. Science is:
A. the best hope that we have of understanding the reality in which we live

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
D. any one of various models that we will probably never be able to decide upon

[Laird]

Did I score 100%

Very nearly, but the fact that you still have enough of an ego to ask that question suggests the obvious answer: no.

You are 95.55556% conscious.

Having been specifically requested to come back to answer this thread

Thanks for your indulgence.

B. Where's Wally?
Is this the same as where's waldo?

Damn, it probably is too.

You've been scored out of 36 given that you've declined to answer three questions. And it's time for everybody to reach deep into their wells of compassion because you, Katy, are in the depths of the animal realms, but that's to be expected: you are, after all, merely a woman.

You're 38.88889% conscious.

Still, it's better than poor old Ghandi.

[maestro]

You are 95.55556% conscious.

Damn, which one did I miss. I bet it is the boundary question. I guess the correct answer should be B), though your insistence on a line or plane is troublesome, for example the boundary of a spherical object is not a line or a plane.

[Laird]

Damn, which one did I miss.

There were actually two that you missed. You'll find out which ones when I eventually post the scoresheet. I don't want to reveal anything just yet because there are still many people who haven't taken the quiz.

[Helm]

1. Emotions are:
A. a great way to manipulate people
B. delusional and based on the illusion of a false ego
C. what you feel when you don't have any beer
D. possible to transcend

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
A. that which is finite and has boundaries
B. an object, entity, quality, concept or event
C. for example, German Christmas cake, cheese, orange juice, a jumper, slippers
D. hey, isn't "beer" a thing?

3. Enlightenment is:
A. kind of like being drunk but not as much fun
B. a totally rational mindset that has discarded duality
C. an absence of delusion
D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
A. women
B. living in the animal realms
C. deluded
D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
A. The Bible
B. Where's Wally?
C. Poison for the Heart
D. Wisdom of the Infinite

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
A. the perimeter of a region
B. a line or plane dividing two things
C. four runs or six, depending on whether the ball hits the ground before or after the rope
D. an expensive cocktail containing absinthe

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
A. the place where you go to punt on the ponies
B. the most expansive framing of the universe
C. the Terminator's nemesis
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
A. the bearded white guy who created everything and who rules in Heaven
B. synonymous with the Totality
C. the word that we use to describe all that is a mystery in the universe
D. Nietzsche's worst nightmare

9. Women:
A. are fundamentally unconscious with practically no hope of becoming conscious
B. have bits that are fun to play with
C. gossip and shop but not much else
D. are respect-worthy companions on the journey of life
[Note: It is for these fun bits that we must respect them!! ;D]

10. Albert Einstein:
A. was a genius
B. had a sense of wonder for the world that was fundamentally immature
C. was a mixture of Santa Claus and God
D. did what anyone with half a brain could have done

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
A. to look down upon the deluded animal hordes from a lofty height
B. the propagation of wisdom
C. to drink beer and to sing karaoke
D. to collect a pension and to post to internet forums

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
A. Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo
B. Mother Theresa and Florence Nightingale
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus
D. all of the above

13. Happiness is:
A. overrated
B. delusional
C. a sign of weakness
D. all of the above

14. Science is:
A. the best hope that we have of understanding the reality in which we live
B. useful in practice but incapable of determining absolute truths for which we must turn to the logical proofs of philosophy
C. a great way to discover new things and to make a name for yourself
D. the transmission of truth from God to man

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
A. beginningless, duh
B. bounded
C. hexagonal
D. any one of various models that we will probably never be able to decide upon

[Laird]

Helm, the only person you're going to be looking down on from a lofty height is Katy.

You're 61.11111% conscious.

[Carl G]

1. Emotions are:
E. The supplier of one third of our experience.

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
E. The counterpart of all it is not.

3. Enlightenment is:
E. Serenity through knowledge and acceptance

4. The vast majority of men are:
E. Ignorant

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
E. For you, your own.

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
E. An imaginary line

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
E. All that is; Everything, Always.

8. "God" is:
E. Unknown; alternately The Big Holy

9. Women:
E. Imperfect embodiments of the Divine Feminine

10. Albert Einstein:
E. Workingman Scientist

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
E. As a star, to shine.

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
E. Celebrity is unimportant to the thousands in the firmament.

13. Happiness is:
E. One emotion among many.

14. Science is:
E. The foundation of art, logic, and enlightenment itself.

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
E. Still relative (to experience).

[Laird]

Carl G, you only got one of the questions right, however you have been awarded half a point per each of the remaining questions for demonstrating original thinking, which is a semi-conscious activity.

You are 22.22222% conscious.

[brokenhead]

1. Emotions are:
D. possible to transcend

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
B. an object, entity, quality, concept or event

3. Enlightenment is:
D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
E. The Urantia Book

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
A. the perimeter of a region

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
E. The only causeless cause.

9. Women:
D. are respect-worthy companions on the journey of life

10. Albert Einstein:
A. was a genius

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
B. the propagation of wisdom

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus

13. Happiness is:
D. all of the above

14. Science is:
A. the best hope that we have of understanding the reality in which we live

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
D. any one of various models that we will probably never be able to decide upon

[Laird]

brokenhead, there were two questions for which you supplied your own answers. For the first (Q5), you were awarded half a point for original thought. For the second (Q8), however, you were awarded zero points and can count yourself lucky that points weren't deducted for the manifest lack of consciousness of the answer that you supplied.

You are 56.66667% conscious.

[Shahrazad]

1. Emotions are:
A. a great way to manipulate people
B. delusional and based on the illusion of a false ego
C. what you feel when you don't have any beer
D. possible to transcend

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
A. that which is finite and has boundaries
B. an object, entity, quality, concept or event
C. for example, German Christmas cake, cheese, orange juice, a jumper, slippers
D. hey, isn't "beer" a thing?

3. Enlightenment is:
A. kind of like being drunk but not as much fun
B. a totally rational mindset that has discarded duality
C. an absence of delusion
D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
A. women
B. living in the animal realms
C. deluded
D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
A. The Bible
B. Where's Wally?
C. Poison for the Heart
D. Wisdom of the Infinite

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
A. the perimeter of a region
B. a line or plane dividing two things
C. four runs or six, depending on whether the ball hits the ground before or after the rope
D. an expensive cocktail containing absinthe

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
A. the place where you go to punt on the ponies
B. the most expansive framing of the universe
C. the Terminator's nemesis
D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
A. the bearded white guy who created everything and who rules in Heaven
B. synonymous with the Totality
C. the word that we use to describe all that is a mystery in the universe
D. Nietzsche's worst nightmare

9. Women:
A. are fundamentally unconscious with practically no hope of becoming conscious
B. have bits that are fun to play with
C. gossip and shop but not much else
D. are respect-worthy companions on the journey of life

10. Albert Einstein:
A. was a genius
B. had a sense of wonder for the world that was fundamentally immature
C. was a mixture of Santa Claus and God
D. did what anyone with half a brain could have done

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
A. to look down upon the deluded animal hordes from a lofty height
B. the propagation of wisdom
C. to drink beer and to sing karaoke
D. to collect a pension and to post to internet forums

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
A. Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo
B. Mother Theresa and Florence Nightingale
C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus
D. all of the above

13. Happiness is:
A. overrated
B. delusional
C. a sign of weakness
D. all of the above

14. Science is:
A. the best hope that we have of understanding the reality in which we live
B. useful in practice but incapable of determining absolute truths for which we must turn to the logical proofs of philosophy
C. a great way to discover new things and to make a name for yourself
D. the transmission of truth from God to man

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
A. beginningless, duh
B. bounded
C. hexagonal
D. any one of various models that we will probably never be able to decide upon

-

[Laird]

I have an unfortunate announcement to make. It has come to my attention that a member of this forum has used her feminine sexual wiles to manipulate a computer hacker into breaking into my computer and shamelessly stealing the answer sheet for this quiz. There is no other way to explain how Shahrazad, a WOMAN, managed to post a perfect score of 45/45. Shame on you Shahrazad! I shall take this up with the authorities.

[Shahrazad]

I got them right? Yay!

[Dan Rowden]

The enlightenment quiz is:

A. A worthless piece of egotistical indulgence.
B. What happens when you run out of Lambrusco.
C. Proof that Laird doesn't understand what boundaries are.
D. Stupid.

[Laird]

I'm going with:
E. A highly educational and reflective exercise for all involved.

[Dan Rowden]

Educational? In what sense?

[Laird]

In the sense of learning (or confirming) doctrine.

[brokenhead]

brokenhead, there were two questions for which you supplied your own answers. For the first (Q5), you were awarded half a point for original thought. For the second (Q8), however, you were awarded zero points and can count yourself lucky that points weren't deducted for the manifest lack of consciousness of the answer that you supplied.

You are 56.66667% conscious.

I prefer to think of myself as 43.33333% unconscious...

[Nick]

I think this topic belongs in Worldly Matters.

[Laird]

For completeness, here's the scoresheet. First the terse version.
1. A=1 B=3 C=0 D=2
2. A=3 B=2 C=1 D=0
3. A=0 B=2 C=3 D=1
4. A=0 B=1 C=2 D=3
5. A=1 B=0 C=3 D=2
6. A=2 B=3 C=1 D=0
7. A=1 B=2 C=0 D=3
8. A=1 B=3 C=2 D=0
9. A=3 B=1 C=2 D=0
10. A=0 B=3 C=1 D=2
11. A=0 B=3 C=1 D=2
12. A=2 B=0 C=3 D=1
13. A=0 B=2 C=1 D=3
14. A=1 B=3 C=2 D=0
15. A=3 B=0 C=1 D=2

Now the longer version.
1. Emotions are:
1 A. a great way to manipulate people
3 B. delusional and based on the illusion of a false ego
0 C. what you feel when you don't have any beer
2 D. possible to transcend

2. A "thing" is best defined as:
3 A. that which is finite and has boundaries
2 B. an object, entity, quality, concept or event
1 C. for example, German Christmas cake, cheese, orange juice, a jumper, slippers
0 D. hey, isn't "beer" a thing?

3. Enlightenment is:
0 A. kind of like being drunk but not as much fun
2 B. a totally rational mindset that has discarded duality
3 C. an absence of delusion
1 D. ineffable

4. The vast majority of men are:
0 A. women
1 B. living in the animal realms
2 C. deluded
3 D. all of the above

5. The greatest book ever written is most likely to be:
1 A. The Bible
0 B. Where's Wally?
3 C. Poison for the Heart
2 D. Wisdom of the Infinite

6. A "boundary" is best defined as:
2 A. the perimeter of a region
3 B. a line or plane dividing two things
1 C. four runs or six, depending on whether the ball hits the ground before or after the rope
0 D. an expensive cocktail containing absinthe

7. "The Totality" can best be described as:
1 A. the place where you go to punt on the ponies
2 B. the most expansive framing of the universe
0 C. the Terminator's nemesis
3 D. everything that exists; causeless and infinite

8. "God" is:
1 A. the bearded white guy who created everything and who rules in Heaven
3 B. synonymous with the Totality
2 C. the word that we use to describe all that is a mystery in the universe
0 D. Nietzsche's worst nightmare

9. Women:
3 A. are fundamentally unconscious with practically no hope of becoming conscious
1 B. have bits that are fun to play with
2 C. gossip and shop but not much else
0 D. are respect-worthy companions on the journey of life

10. Albert Einstein:
0 A. was a genius
3 B. had a sense of wonder for the world that was fundamentally immature
1 C. was a mixture of Santa Claus and God
2 D. did what anyone with half a brain could have done

11. The enlightened man's only goal is:
0 A. to look down upon the deluded animal hordes from a lofty height
3 B. the propagation of wisdom
1 C. to drink beer and to sing karaoke
2 D. to collect a pension and to post to internet forums

12. Famous people who were probably enlightened include:
2 A. Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo
0 B. Mother Theresa and Florence Nightingale
3 C. the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hakuin and Jesus
1 D. all of the above

13. Happiness is:
0 A. overrated
2 B. delusional
1 C. a sign of weakness
3 D. all of the above

14. Science is:
1 A. the best hope that we have of understanding the reality in which we live
3 B. useful in practice but incapable of determining absolute truths for which we must turn to the logical proofs of philosophy
2 C. a great way to discover new things and to make a name for yourself
0 D. the transmission of truth from God to man

15. In the reverse direction, time is:
3 A. beginningless, duh
0 B. bounded
1 C. hexagonal
2 D. any one of various models that we will probably never be able to decide upon