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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 18-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hanh in "Aimlessness", what does the current culture promote?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Achievement.
(d) Constant activity.

2. What two conscious actions should precede taking a bite of food?
(a) Pausing, then smelling the food's aroma.
(b) Sitting down, then closing one's eyes.
(c) Breathing and smiling.
(d) Saying grace and smiling.

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

4. Who/what is one never able to escape?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Mindfulness.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) One's self.

5. Who smiles at Buddha?
(a) The book's author.
(b) Mahakashyapa.
(c) No one.
(d) H.H. the Dalai Lama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who nominates Hanh for the 1966 Nobel Prize?

2. What body position does Hanh recommend for meditation?

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

4. What is mouth yoga?

5. According to the Editor's Introduction, what method of obtaining peace is part of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings?

(see the answer key)

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