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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. Realistically, who can benefit from an individual's mindful living?
(a) The world.
(b) Relatives and close friends.
(c) People who are in daily contact.
(d) Those who are suffering.

2. What is Hanh's lament in "It is a Great Joy to hold Your Grandchild"?
(a) The Western cultures do not care for the elderly properly.
(b) Adult children minimize the importance of grandparents.
(c) Grandchildren are cared for by strangers.
(d) The Western cultures do not honor the elderly.

3. In "Cookie of Childhood", who gives Hanh a cookie to savor?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friend.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His brother.

4. According to Hanh in "The River of Feelings", how many types of feelings do humans experience throughout life?
(a) Infinitely many.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. What must one do before answering the telephone?
(a) Count to ten.
(b) Clear their throat.
(c) Smile.
(d) Recite a mantra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the red light an enemy of the driver?

2. What enables one to become a real person?

3. At the time of this book's printing, how many square miles of forestland had been destroyed by acid rain, partly because of cars?

4. What is the result of compassion towards another who is suffering?

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

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