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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. What is Gethsemani?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A college.
(c) A sacred rock.
(d) An isolated forest.

2. According to Hanh's story about an arguing couple, what is the first step to healing?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Apology.
(c) Conscious breathing.
(d) Respect for others.

3. According to Hanh, what happens to anger when one pounds a pillow?
(a) It subsides completely.
(b) It is negated.
(c) It becomes more intense.
(d) It subsides temporarily.

4. What does the author suggest using as a bell of mindfulness when driving in Paris?
(a) "Je me souviens" license plate.
(b) Yield sign.
(c) Stop sign.
(d) Car horn.

5. According to Hanh, what are most individuals willing to find out about an issue?
(a) The source of the problem.
(b) Their friends' stance on the issue.
(c) The villain who created the problem
(d) The solution to the problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does practicing conscious breathing unify?

2. What act does Hanh's teaching center around?

3. According to Hanh in "The River of Feelings", how many types of feelings do humans experience throughout life?

4. Who is Thomas Merton?

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

(see the answer key)

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