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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can happen when one observes parents with compassion?
(a) One can understand the wrongs of the parents.
(b) One finds joy and peace.
(c) One can forgive them their wrongs.
(d) One can avoid repeating the cycle.

2. 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.

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

4. What gift does holding a grandchild give to the grandparent?
(a) Honor.
(b) Hope.
(c) Great joy.
(d) Love.

5. What would have prevented the tremendous amount of destruction in Vietnam?
(a) An American vision of non-duality.
(b) A Vietnamese vision of duality.
(c) An American vision of duality.
(d) A Vietnamese vision of non-duality.

6. According Hanh, if one item is removed from the universe, how many others will cease to exist?
(a) All.
(b) One hundred thousand.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

7. What must occur before one understands another person?
(a) One must develop mindfulness.
(b) One must love unconditionally.
(c) One must suffer the other's sufferings.
(d) One must seek guidance from religion.

8. According to Hanh, what would improve the power of hugging?
(a) Combining hugging with mindful breathing.
(b) Hugging only when the feeling is shared.
(c) Hugging only when the feeling is genuine.
(d) Combining hugging with a smile.

9. How should individuals react to unpleasant feelings?
(a) Reject the emotions.
(b) Cling to the emotions.
(c) Ignore the emotions.
(d) Face the emotions.

10. What does Hanh view as the best investment one can make?
(a) Cultivating a relationship with a friend.
(b) Cultivating a lifelong commitment.
(c) Nurturing one's spiritual interests.
(d) Maintaining one's health.

11. According to the chapter "The Roots of Anger", where does the source of anger usually reside?
(a) In negative thinking.
(b) In the situation.
(c) In the universe.
(d) Within oneself.

12. How can one find peace and love when feeling angry?
(a) By acting on the feeling of anger.
(b) By recognizing that anger is fleeting.
(c) By ignoring the anger.
(d) By recognizing anger as a source of positive energy.

13. How many years does it take for nuclear waste to become a flower?
(a) One half of a million.
(b) One million.
(c) One quarter of a million.
(d) Infinitely many.

14. In "Mindfulness Must Be Engaged", what does Hanh remind readers of concerning the extension of mindful living from one person to the world?
(a) Mindful living will naturally flow to the masses.
(b) Mindful living is a tool that must be actively used.
(c) Mindful living is intended to create peace for one individual.
(d) Mindful living needs to reach only a few to have an effect on many.

15. According to Hanh's "Internal Formations", what forms within one's emotional consciousness as a result of anger?
(a) Emotional scars.
(b) Health issues.
(c) Knots.
(d) Negativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else must exist for wealth to be possible in the world?

2. Realistically, who can benefit from an individual's mindful living?

3. In which river did the author wash his face?

4. What three concepts can be included in family life that will promote inner peace?

5. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what symbolizes mindfulness?

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