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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a component for the extension of mindful living into the world?
(a) Conscious breathing.
(b) Courage.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Smiling.

2. What do large family units provide?
(a) Less stressful environment for working parents.
(b) Acceptance of the elderly.
(c) Safety for children of suffering parents.
(d) Childcare while parents work.

3. What can be transformed into healthy energy by recognizing that it is part of oneself?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Pleasant emotions.
(c) Neutral emotions.
(d) Unpleasant emotions.

4. For whom should one feel compassion?
(a) Only those who suffer.
(b) Only those who are truly grateful.
(c) Only those who do not cause us to suffer.
(d) Those who suffer and those who cause us to suffer.

5. According to Hanh, what would improve the power of hugging?
(a) Hugging only when the feeling is shared.
(b) Combining hugging with mindful breathing.
(c) Hugging only when the feeling is genuine.
(d) Combining hugging with a smile.

6. According to Hanh, which of the following are feelings that are experienced by humans during life?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Harmless and harmful.
(c) Love and fear.
(d) Pleasant and neutral.

7. What three concepts can be included in family life that will promote inner peace?
(a) Music room, reading room, and conscious breathing.
(b) Breathing room, media room, and mindful dinners.
(c) Meditation sessions, meditation rooms, and mindful dinners.
(d) Reading rooms, family altar, and mindful dinners.

8. Which of these dissolves anger?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Love.
(d) Faith.

9. How should individuals react to unpleasant feelings?
(a) Cling to the emotions.
(b) Ignore the emotions.
(c) Reject the emotions.
(d) Face the emotions.

10. What is Hanh's attitude towards the Western tradition of hugging?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

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

12. Which group of people are "the light at the top of the candle" for interbeing?
(a) Children.
(b) Veterans.
(c) Elderly.
(d) The Enlightened.

13. What is the Buddhist term for understanding completely?
(a) Totality.
(b) Non-duality.
(c) Comprehension.
(d) Enlightenment.

14. Which plant is used in Hanh's story about people looking for the reason why it failed to grow?
(a) Corn.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Beans.

15. Why is living in the present essential after experiencing negative feelings?
(a) Knots disappear.
(b) Knots can be identified as they form.
(c) Knots will dissipate the anger.
(d) Knots can help solve the issue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do positive seeds produce?

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

3. What becomes of a beautiful cut rose after it dies?

4. Why does looking into his own hand keep the man from feeling lonely?

5. What technique discussed in "Cooking the Potato" transforms anger into a positive force?

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