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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whatever we think will make us happy can often be what?
(a) Makes us happy.
(b) Obstacles to happiness.
(c) Paths to happiness.
(d) A part of happiness.

4. The Buddha said, "My teaching is like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not mistake _______ ."
(a) The finger for the moon.
(b) The moon for the finger.
(c) My teaching for pointing.
(d) The pointing of the finger.

5. After experiencing perfect awakening, the Buddha had to do what?
(a) Find others to talk to.
(b) Find ways to express it in words.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Write down his thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does seeing the cause of our suffering do to our suffering?

2. Hanh explains that Buddha was a man who suffered, and that we can enter his heart now only because we ______________.

3. Looking deeply into our suffering and writing down what nutriments we are feeding to sustain takes what?

4. Buddha taught of _______________, where our ideas and concepts are extinguished.

5. To whom does the author suggest going and showing your pain?

(see the answer key)

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