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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. According to a poem in this section, who/what now has the poet's lost smile?
(a) The sunshine.
(b) The rose.
(c) A chirping bird.
(d) A dandelion.

2. According to "Driving Meditation", where can happiness always be found?
(a) In the present moment.
(b) In nature.
(c) While driving.
(d) Within oneself.

3. Who is Thomas Merton?
(a) A world leader.
(b) A social advocate.
(c) A Tibetan monk.
(d) A Catholic monk.

4. What does the author suggest using as a bell of mindfulness when driving in Montreal?
(a) Train tracks.
(b) Stop signs.
(c) Car horn.
(d) "Je me souviens" license plate.

5. What is Gethsemani?
(a) A college.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A sacred rock.
(d) An isolated forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who nominates Hanh for the 1966 Nobel Prize?

2. If one lives without awareness, who/what do the people around us become?

3. According to Hanh, what effect does watching violence on television have on an individual?

4. What is the background for Hanh's religious training?

5. When we walk hurriedly, what imprints are left on the Earth?

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