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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 10-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should a driver do when caught by a stop light?
(a) Listen to music.
(b) Think about the destination.
(c) Meditate on yesterday's trip.
(d) Sit back and smile.

2. How many times should one breathe in and out before making a phone call?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. With whom does Hanh meet in Europe to help bring peace to Vietnam?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Robert McNamara.
(c) Pope Paul VI.
(d) The Dalai Lama.

4. According to the foreword, what is the only way to bring about world peace?
(a) World peace demonstrations.
(b) The destruction of the atomic bomb.
(c) Internal transformation of the individual.
(d) Education of the masses.

5. What enables one to become a real person?
(a) Greeting others.
(b) Practicing mindfulness.
(c) Smiling at others.
(d) Studying the classics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the fundamental basics of peace?

2. Who nominates Hanh for the 1966 Nobel Prize?

3. Where is Gethsemani?

4. According to Hanh, what is the result of realizing the present moment?

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

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