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

2. What becomes available when we quiet our distracted thinking?
(a) Contentment and security.
(b) Patience and kindness.
(c) Peace and happiness.
(d) Love and health.

3. What do large family units provide?
(a) Less stressful environment for working parents.
(b) Safety for children of suffering parents.
(c) Acceptance of the elderly.
(d) Childcare while parents work.

4. What is Hanh remembered for at the end of the Editor's Introduction?
(a) His academic journals.
(b) His dedication to enlighten others.
(c) His contribution to the literary world.
(d) His ability to empathize with the world's poor.

5. What is the goal of meditation?
(a) Purification during meditation and throughout the day.
(b) Purification during stressful times.
(c) Purification throughout the day.
(d) Purification during meditation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what is one never able to escape?

2. At the beginning of Part l, Chapter1, what gift is available to everyone upon waking up each morning?

3. What body position does Hanh recommend for meditation?

4. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what symbolizes mindfulness?

5. In "Bells of Mindfulness", what must everyone make time for, according to Hanh?

(see the answer key)

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