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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 26-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who smiles at the flower?
(a) Another monk.
(b) H.H. the Dalai Lama.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Mahakashyapa.

2. According to the author, when is peace present?
(a) At death.
(b) At birth.
(c) Today and the future.
(d) Here and now.

3. Which techniques can help individuals heal themselves emotionally and psychologically?
(a) Meditating and mindful living.
(b) Conscious breathing and meditating.
(c) Conscious breathing and mindful living.
(d) Conscious living and breathing.

4. According to a poem in this section, who/what now has the poet's lost smile?
(a) The rose.
(b) A dandelion.
(c) The sunshine.
(d) A chirping bird.

5. Who nominates Hanh for the 1966 Nobel Prize?
(a) The Dalai Lama.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What community is established by Hanh a hundred miles southwest of Paris?

2. What does Hanh compare to windows?

3. What should one do as angry feelings subside?

4. Who/what is one never able to escape?

5. In "Tangerine Meditation", who is reflecting on the tangerine's origin?

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