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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes available when we quiet our distracted thinking?
(a) Patience and kindness.
(b) Contentment and security.
(c) Love and health.
(d) Peace and happiness.

2. What does the author suggest using as a bell of mindfulness when driving in Paris?
(a) Yield sign.
(b) Stop sign.
(c) Car horn.
(d) "Je me souviens" license plate.

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

4. What phrase is used in the Editor's Introduction to describe "Peace is Every Step"?
(a) Book of reminders.
(b) Joyful book art.
(c) Life's handbook for peace.
(d) Book of peace.

5. In "Present Moment, Wonderful Moment", where is the perfect place to practice conscious breathing?
(a) In church.
(b) Anywhere.
(c) In nature.
(d) In solitude.

6. What should a driver do when caught by a stop light?
(a) Think about the destination.
(b) Meditate on yesterday's trip.
(c) Sit back and smile.
(d) Listen to music.

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

8. According to Hanh's story about an arguing couple, what is the first step to healing?
(a) Conscious breathing.
(b) Apology.
(c) Respect for others.
(d) Forgiveness.

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

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

11. What organization is formed by Hanh in 1964?
(a) The School for Social Awareness.
(b) The little Peace Corps.
(c) The Salvation Army.
(d) NATO.

12. Which techniques can help individuals heal themselves emotionally and psychologically?
(a) Conscious breathing and meditating.
(b) Conscious breathing and mindful living.
(c) Conscious living and breathing.
(d) Meditating and mindful living.

13. According to the foreword, what is the only way to bring about world peace?
(a) World peace demonstrations.
(b) Education of the masses.
(c) The destruction of the atomic bomb.
(d) Internal transformation of the individual.

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

15. What is Hanh remembered for at the end of the Editor's Introduction?
(a) His contribution to the literary world.
(b) His academic journals.
(c) His dedication to enlighten others.
(d) His ability to empathize with the world's poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who smiles at the flower?

2. According to Hanh, where can one meditate?

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

4. How many times should one breathe in and out before making a phone call?

5. Why does one sometimes go for a drive unnecessarily?

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