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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what symbolizes mindfulness?
(a) The mother.
(b) The reader.
(c) The crying child.
(d) Buddha.

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

4. What do negative feelings leave behind if they are not faced?
(a) Negativity.
(b) Destructive feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
(c) Positive acceptance.
(d) Relief, acceptance, and peace.

5. What do positive seeds produce?
(a) Happy thoughts.
(b) Peace.
(c) More positive seeds.
(d) Mindful living.

6. According to Hanh, what can break the "cycle of transmission"?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Mindful living.
(c) Wisdom of our elders.
(d) Intense therapy.

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

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

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

10. According to Hanh, what is the only tool useful in changing a situation?
(a) Communication.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Faith.
(d) Mindful living.

11. According to the chapter "The Roots of Anger", where does the source of anger usually reside?
(a) Within oneself.
(b) In negative thinking.
(c) In the universe.
(d) In the situation.

12. In which river did the author wash his face?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) The Charles River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Nile River.

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

14. What is the result of compassion towards another who is suffering?
(a) Eternal gratitude.
(b) Love and peace.
(c) Unconditional love.
(d) Joy and peace.

15. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what is analogous to emotion?
(a) The mother.
(b) The crying child.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Mindfulness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hanh, what would improve the power of hugging?

2. How should individuals react to unpleasant feelings?

3. Who/what lives thanks to the "second heart"?

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

5. According to Hanh's "Nourishing of Healthy Seeds", what are the two levels of consciousness?

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