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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the fundamental basics of peace?
(a) Health, religion, and altruism.
(b) Love, compassion, and altruism.
(c) Health, wealth, and empathy.
(d) Money, food, and shelter.

2. In which yoga position are the legs crossed by placing both feet on opposite knees?
(a) The ashante.
(b) The half-lotus.
(c) The full lotus.
(d) The full sun.

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

4. What does Hanh compare to windows?
(a) Memories.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Senses.
(d) Regrets.

5. Why does one sometimes go for a drive unnecessarily?
(a) To quiet the bells.
(b) To escape oneself.
(c) To enjoy nature.
(d) To maintain the car.

6. What group might react strongly to Hanh's views on hope?
(a) Communists.
(b) Christians.
(c) Buddhists.
(d) Mormons.

7. According to Hanh, what items should be in a family meditation room?
(a) Cushions and a bell.
(b) Cushions, a candle, and a bell.
(c) Cushions, a bell, and a vase of flowers.
(d) Cushions and a vase of flowers.

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

9. What is Hanh's synonym for aimlessness?
(a) Joy.
(b) Wishfulness.
(c) Wishlessness.
(d) Bliss.

10. According to Hanh, what is often a barrier to happiness?
(a) Stress.
(b) Love.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Hope.

11. Which mantra during conscious breathing relaxes the body?
(a) "Breathing in, I am happy."
(b) "Breathing out, I release the negatives."
(c) "Breathing out, I smile."
(d) "Breathing in, I calm my body."

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

13. According to Hanh, where can one meditate?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) Garden.
(c) Anywhere.
(d) Church.

14. Who nominates Hanh for the 1966 Nobel Prize?
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) The Dalai Lama.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gandhi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hanh, for what should one NOT use meditation?

2. According to Hanh in "Aimlessness", what does the current culture promote?

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

4. What enables one to become a real person?

5. At the time of this book's printing, how many square miles of forestland had been destroyed by acid rain, partly because of cars?

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