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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What must occur before one understands another person?
(a) One must suffer the other's sufferings.
(b) One must develop mindfulness.
(c) One must seek guidance from religion.
(d) One must love unconditionally.

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

6. Why does looking into his own hand keep the man from feeling lonely?
(a) He remembers his faith.
(b) He is reminded of his place in the universe.
(c) He remembers his mother.
(d) He realizes all things are connected.

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

8. What term means "the essence of a person's true nature"?
(a) Dignity.
(b) Suchness.
(c) Interbeing.
(d) Ego.

9. What should mindful living not do?
(a) Intrude on others' beliefs.
(b) Insulate one from all suffering.
(c) Try to cure all suffering.
(d) Blind one from seeing real problems in the world.

10. Who used mindful living in Vietnam to act on the suffering of others?
(a) The author and his monastic fellows.
(b) The author.
(c) The South Vietnamese.
(d) The Dalai Lama.

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

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

13. How many years does it take for nuclear waste to become a flower?
(a) One half of a million.
(b) One million.
(c) One quarter of a million.
(d) Infinitely many.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Hanh give for the abuse of children at their own parents' hands?

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

3. What gift does holding a grandchild give to the grandparent?

4. What do negative feelings leave behind if they are not faced?

5. Which plant is used in Hanh's story about people looking for the reason why it failed to grow?

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