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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hanh, what can break the "cycle of transmission"?
(a) Intense therapy.
(b) Mindful living.
(c) Wisdom of our elders.
(d) Buddhism.

2. Realistically, who can benefit from an individual's mindful living?
(a) The world.
(b) People who are in daily contact.
(c) Relatives and close friends.
(d) Those who are suffering.

3. What does Hanh consider to be one's "second heart"?
(a) The universe.
(b) The sun.
(c) One's mother.
(d) One's child.

4. What reason does Hanh give for the abuse of children at their own parents' hands?
(a) The parents themselves were abused.
(b) The parents were not living in mindfulness.
(c) The child misunderstood discipline for abuse.
(d) The parents were only disciplining the child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which plant is used in Hanh's story about people looking for the reason why it failed to grow?

2. According to Hanh's "Internal Formations", what forms within one's emotional consciousness as a result of anger?

3. What gift does holding a grandchild give to the grandparent?

4. In the story "Look into Your Hand", who told the young man to look at his hand?

5. According to Hanh's "Nourishing of Healthy Seeds", what are the two levels of consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Sun is My Heart", Hanh intertwines interbeing with the universe. Explain the title's metaphor.

2. What must happen to the knots before peace can be found?

3. How does the article "Investing in Friends" demonstrate Hanh's teaching on achieving world peace?

4. What effect does conscious breathing have on a hug? Why?

5. What theme is expressed in "Look into Your Hand"? Following the theme's message, why should one never feel lonely?

6. In "The River of Feelings", what three types of feelings are discussed? Should one feeling be approached differently than another? Why or why not?

7. Why should one meditate on an individual who has caused personal pain?

8. How is Hanh's Buddhist faith reintroduced in "Internal Formations"? What is a common analogy to this teaching?

9. According to Hanh in "Mindfulness of Anger", anger is the root of self-control problems. How does anger take away our mindfulness? Why would its power lead to one being out of control?

10. In "The Art of Mindful Living" Hanh remarks again about environmental issues. How can mindful living help environmental efforts?

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