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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 59-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the fruits of meditation?
(a) Mindfulness, clarity, and patience.
(b) Clarity, determination, and peace.
(c) Peace, joy, and clarity.
(d) Clarity, determination, and patience.

2. What are most individuals unwilling to do about an issue?
(a) Not blame others for the problem.
(b) Change the situation to solve the problem.
(c) Forget their unpleasant feelings.
(d) Admit their role in the issue.

3. What causes us to lose touch with the peace that is available each moment?
(a) Indifference to others.
(b) Self-centered thoughts.
(c) Lack of honesty.
(d) Rush of modern life.

4. What can one use daily as a reminder to stop and breathe mindfully?
(a) Music.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Trees.
(d) Sounds.

5. According to Hanh, what is the result of realizing the present moment?
(a) A chance to clear the mind.
(b) A chance to be happy now.
(c) A chance to be happy in the future.
(d) A chance to eradicate the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hanh's analogy of viruses and antibodies, what role(s) do the negative seeds play?

2. According to Hanh in "Nourishing Awareness", what should one focus on before eating?

3. Which of these is NOT a component for the extension of mindful living into the world?

4. What should mindful living not do?

5. What term means "the essence of a person's true nature"?

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