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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique may be used to force the thought process to focus?
(a) Music.
(b) Nature sounds.
(c) A mantra.
(d) Dim lighting.

2. What are the spiritual friends that Hanh uses on his mindfulness path?
(a) Dirty dishes and bells.
(b) Quiet surroundings, and meditations.
(c) Dirty dishes, red lights, and traffic jams.
(d) Meditations and bells.

3. What do non-sounds remind us to do?
(a) Smile, acknowledge others, and live fully.
(b) Breathe, smile, and commune with nature.
(c) Breathe, smile, and care for others.
(d) Breathe, smile, and live fully in the moment.

4. What bodily process does conscious breathing slow down?
(a) Talking.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Metabolizing.
(d) Sleeping.

5. At what university did Hanh tell the teachers and students to pause after a bell sounds?
(a) University of California.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) McGill University.
(d) University of Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the foreword, what is the only way to bring about world peace?

2. Which yoga position does Hanh recommend for meditation?

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

4. What does practicing conscious breathing unify?

5. Who nominates Hanh for the 1966 Nobel Prize?

(see the answer key)

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