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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. "To practice social justice and non-exploitation, we have to use __________________."
(a) Right Diligence.
(b) Right Effort.
(c) Right Speech.
(d) Right Concentration.

2. If we destroy living beings or the environment with what we eat, we are eating what?
(a) Life.
(b) Trash.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) The flesh of our children.

3. What is the second turning?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Realization.

4. The therapy of one hour of deep, quiet listening can bring relief to suffering, and is what who try to practice?
(a) Most people.
(b) Chrstians.
(c) Those who are religious.
(d) Psychotherapists.

5. What does the wheel of Dharma teach?
(a) Buddha's Way.
(b) The Middle Way.
(c) The Right Way.
(d) Your Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second Miracle of Mindfulness?

2. Hanh discourages what in the interest of ourselves and others?

3. What is active concentration?

4. What is the most important aspect of Right Diligence?

5. What is the fourth practice of Right Diligence?

Short Essay Questions

1. For how long does Buddha teach the Eightfold Path?

2. Describe the first stage of the Third Noble Truth and the second turning.

3. What is the third turning?

4. What is the practice of the Five Mindfulness Trainings?

5. What is the Fourth Mindfulness Training?

6. How can one avoid unwholesome thoughts? How can one touch the seeds of joy and peace and transform our suffering?

7. What leads to the path of Right Action?

8. What is selective concentration?

9. What is the Fourth Noble Truth?

10. What comprises Buddhism?

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