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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hanh, where can one meditate?

2. What is the background for Hanh's religious training?

3. What does the author suggest using as a bell of mindfulness when driving in Montreal?

4. What should a driver do when caught by a stop light?

5. According to the author, which rite is a wonderful practice of mindfulness that Jesus used to awaken his disciples?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the bells of mindfulness? What everyday sounds might be used as bells? List additional bells that are not mentioned in the book that could be used.

2. In what year does Hanh first visit the United States? For what purpose? Why does he leave in 1963?

3. Which noted spiritual leader authors the foreword of "Peace is Every Step"? What is his attitude towards Hanh's work? How does this lend credibility to the book's teachings?

4. According to Hanh, humankind is a product of the environment. In order to avoid confusion and loneliness, what must one do? Why is it difficult for humankind to follow Hanh's advice?

5. What Christian belief does Hanh refute in his article "Hope as an Obstacle"? Why is it important that Hanh included a Christian belief in his book?

6. Why should aimlessness be everyone's goal in life?

7. Which peace activist nominates Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize? In what year does the nomination occur? Why does this individual nominate Hanh?

8. What is the Buddhist word for aimlessness? How does this word further extend the theme of living in the present?

9. Describe the ritual of having a mindful family dinner.

10. What is the year and place of Hanh's birth? What are two of Hanh's earliest connections to the Buddhist faith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the analogy between departmentalization and going to church on Sundays?

Essay Topic 2

In "Parents" Hanh remarks on the subject of child abuse.

1) How are the seeds of abuse passed from generation to generation?

2) Is it logical that compassion for the parents who commit abuse will break the pattern? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Hanh remarks that even the wealthiest can die of suffering. Apply his words to a wealthy country. How could the country cease to exist even though it had tremendous resources?

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