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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 42-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After realizing that the person expressing anger has experienced abuse, illness, or a setback, what can one learn to feel?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Hate.

2. What simple practice should one do when anger begins to rise?
(a) Walking.
(b) Talking.
(c) Running.
(d) Reading.

3. Which of these is NOT a component for the extension of mindful living into the world?
(a) Conscious breathing.
(b) Awareness.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Courage.

4. What is Hanh's definition of compassion?
(a) Understanding why another is suffering.
(b) The ability to remove suffering from another person.
(c) Feeling the intensity of another's suffering.
(d) Offering to help in another's suffering.

5. If one lives without awareness, who/what do the people around us become?
(a) Adversaries.
(b) Strangers.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) Phantoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be transformed into healthy energy by recognizing that it is part of oneself?

2. According to "Driving Meditation", where can happiness always be found?

3. What are most individuals unwilling to do about an issue?

4. For whom should one feel compassion?

5. How should individuals react to unpleasant feelings?

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