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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 51-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the background for Hanh's religious training?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Buddhism.

2. What invitation does the author give to the reader at the end of the first section?
(a) To reflect on the past.
(b) To ask a friend to read along, too.
(c) To return to the present moment and find peace and joy.
(d) To begin a diary of the reader's journey.

3. In "Eating Mindfully", what is the purpose of eating?
(a) For nourishment.
(b) To relax.
(c) For pleasure.
(d) To eat.

4. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what is analogous to emotion?
(a) The crying child.
(b) Mindfulness.
(c) Buddha.
(d) The mother.

5. In "Mindfulness Must Be Engaged", what does Hanh remind readers of concerning the extension of mindful living from one person to the world?
(a) Mindful living will naturally flow to the masses.
(b) Mindful living is a tool that must be actively used.
(c) Mindful living is intended to create peace for one individual.
(d) Mindful living needs to reach only a few to have an effect on many.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hanh's synonym for aimlessness?

2. Which plant is used in Hanh's story about people looking for the reason why it failed to grow?

3. What does the author suggest using as a bell of mindfulness when driving in Paris?

4. What path does the atmosphere of peace travel?

5. According to the author, which rite is a wonderful practice of mindfulness that Jesus used to awaken his disciples?

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