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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hanh's analogy of viruses and antibodies, what role(s) do the negative seeds play?
(a) Either.
(b) Neither.
(c) Viruses.
(d) Antibodies.

2. What else must exist for wealth to be possible in the world?
(a) Peace.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Power.
(d) Education.

3. What connection is made to one's parents as one looks in a mirror?
(a) The love one feels for the parents.
(b) The gift of continuity passed on by one's parents.
(c) One's own failings are similar to those of the parents.
(d) The gifts from the parents of body, mind, and spirit.

4. What should one do as angry feelings subside?
(a) Nurture the anger.
(b) Breathe consciously.
(c) Examine the source.
(d) Observe mindfully.

5. What is Hanh's definition of compassion?
(a) The ability to remove suffering from another person.
(b) Understanding why another is suffering.
(c) Offering to help in another's suffering.
(d) Feeling the intensity of another's suffering.

6. What seeds do most individuals focus on in their lives?
(a) No seeds.
(b) Positive and negative seeds.
(c) Positive seeds.
(d) Negative seeds.

7. What happens when one is cut off from nature?
(a) Illness.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Mindfulness.
(d) Hostility.

8. What facilities for gatherings does Hanh recommend for replacing the large family units?
(a) Community centers.
(b) Large churches.
(c) Community libraries.
(d) Public gardens.

9. According to Hanh in "The River of Feelings", how many types of feelings do humans experience throughout life?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Infinitely many.
(d) Two.

10. What must be one's approach towards nature for survival?
(a) Non-duality.
(b) Awe.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Honor.

11. Which river, supposedly, contains enough chemicals to develop photographs?
(a) The Rhine River.
(b) The Charles River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Nile River.

12. Realistically, who can benefit from an individual's mindful living?
(a) People who are in daily contact.
(b) Relatives and close friends.
(c) The world.
(d) Those who are suffering.

13. What reason does Hanh give for the abuse of children at their own parents' hands?
(a) The parents were only disciplining the child.
(b) The parents themselves were abused.
(c) The child misunderstood discipline for abuse.
(d) The parents were not living in mindfulness.

14. In "Mindfulness Must Be Engaged", what does Hanh remind readers of concerning the extension of mindful living from one person to the world?
(a) Mindful living will naturally flow to the masses.
(b) Mindful living needs to reach only a few to have an effect on many.
(c) Mindful living is a tool that must be actively used.
(d) Mindful living is intended to create peace for one individual.

15. What makes it more possible for one to sustain action for a worthy cause?
(a) Mindful living.
(b) Wealth.
(c) The fruits of meditation.
(d) The ability to be flexible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the basis for real strength when one tries to make a change in the world?

2. According to the chapter "The Roots of Anger", where does the source of anger usually reside?

3. According to Hanh in "Mindfulness of Anger", what kind of problems does anger create?

4. Which group of people are "the light at the top of the candle" for interbeing?

5. According to Hanh, what happens to anger when one pounds a pillow?

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