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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hanh discourages what in the interest of ourselves and others?
(a) Losing sleep.
(b) Driving while intoxicated.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Drinking of any alcohol.

2. The Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness notes how many objects for mindfulness practice?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

3. While mindfully breathing, what does the author suggest be done?
(a) Feelings should be identified.
(b) Suffering should be forgotten.
(c) Our suffering should be transformed.
(d) A place of refuge should be created.

4. In the first stage of the Third Noble Truth, of what are we not aware?
(a) Love.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Freedom and happiness.
(d) Ourselves.

5. In the second turning we encourage ourselves to do what?
(a) Listen, speak, communicate.
(b) Learn, reflect and practice.
(c) Ignore, accept, and understand.
(d) Accept. understand, decide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buddha claimed to have gone to the end of the path of suffering and gained what?

2. Generosity, sharing, cultivating love and kindness, and living simply, taking no more than our share, is what?

3. Buddha taught the Eightfold Path until when?

4. Buddha said we feed our happiness or suffering with how man nutriments?

5. Buddha said, "Where there is perception there is _________________."

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