Course One questions
Ten questions drawn from all eight lessons. Four options each, one correct answer.
You cannot fail. A wrong answer tells you which lesson to look at again and lets you choose once more. When all ten are correct, your completion code appears at the bottom of the page.
1. What are almost all genuine Himalayan singing bowls made of?
Not quite. Read Lesson 1.1: What a Himalayan Singing Bowl Is again.
Correct.
2. You run a finger around a bowl and feel fine, even, evenly spaced ridges. How was it made?
Not quite. The three surfaces are covered in Lesson 1.1: What a Himalayan Singing Bowl Is.
Correct.
3. A bowl will not sing on the rim. What should you check first?
Not quite. Lesson 1.2: Holding, Striking and Rimming lists the five causes in the order to check them.
Correct.
4. Which part of the mallet produces the continuous singing tone?
Not quite. See the mallet table in Lesson 1.2: Holding, Striking and Rimming.
Correct.
5. Which note and frequency belong to the heart chakra?
Not quite. The full note table is in Lesson 1.3: The Seven Notes and Their Frequencies.
Correct.
6. Which two bowls are known as the universal bowls?
Not quite. Read Lesson 1.4: The Universal Bowls again.
Correct.
7. What colour belongs to the throat chakra?
Not quite. Sky blue and indigo are easy to mix up — see Lesson 1.5: The Seven Chakras.
Correct.
8. Someone tells you they have been lying awake until three in the morning all week. Which direction do you work in?
Not quite. This is the most important rule in the course — Lesson 1.6: The Two Directions.
Correct — the complaint is in the head, so you work downward.
9. How should tingsha be struck?
Not quite. Lesson 1.7: Preparing to Practise explains why one of these gives a clack instead of a tone.
Correct.
10. You finish a session at two in the afternoon. Which hand does the person move first?
Not quite. The rule changes at 5pm — see the closing section of Lesson 1.8: Your First Self-Session.
Correct.
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