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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term means "the essence of a person's true nature"?
(a) Interbeing.
(b) Ego.
(c) Dignity.
(d) Suchness.

2. What must be one's approach towards nature for survival?
(a) Honor.
(b) Awe.
(c) Non-duality.
(d) Curiosity.

3. Which plant is used in Hanh's story about people looking for the reason why it failed to grow?
(a) Corn.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Beans.
(d) Carrots.

4. Which river, supposedly, contains enough chemicals to develop photographs?
(a) The Rhine River.
(b) The Charles River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Nile River.

5. What technique discussed in "Cooking the Potato" transforms anger into a positive force?
(a) Nurturing.
(b) Mediation.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Meditation.

6. What is Hanh's attitude towards the Western cultures' treatment of parents?
(a) He is infuriated.
(b) He is saddened.
(c) He is elated.
(d) He is tolerant.

7. What else must exist for wealth to be possible in the world?
(a) Education.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Peace.
(d) Power.

8. What happens when one mindfully recognizes anger?
(a) Anger changes to love.
(b) Anger changes to a solution.
(c) Anger changes to compassion.
(d) Anger loses its power.

9. What is Hanh's attitude towards the Western tradition of hugging?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Negative.
(d) Positive.

10. What simple practice should one do when anger begins to rise?
(a) Walking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Running.
(d) Talking.

11. What is the Buddhist term for understanding completely?
(a) Totality.
(b) Comprehension.
(c) Non-duality.
(d) Enlightenment.

12. According to Hanh, which of the following are feelings that are experienced by humans during life?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Pleasant and neutral.
(c) Love and fear.
(d) Harmless and harmful.

13. What can be transformed into healthy energy by recognizing that it is part of oneself?
(a) Neutral emotions.
(b) Unpleasant emotions.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Pleasant emotions.

14. Why is living in the present essential after experiencing negative feelings?
(a) Knots can help solve the issue.
(b) Knots can be identified as they form.
(c) Knots disappear.
(d) Knots will dissipate the anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hanh, what is the only tool useful in changing a situation?

2. What groups comprise large family units, which for the most part, have now disbanded?

3. In Hanh's analogy of viruses and antibodies, what role(s) do the negative seeds play?

4. What must occur before one understands another person?

5. What are most individuals unwilling to do about an issue?

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