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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the red light an enemy of the driver?
(a) The driver sees it as an obstacle to arriving.
(b) The red light can cause accidents if drivers are not mindful.
(c) The red light causes the driver to think.
(d) The car is polluting the environment while idling.

2. What is the background for Hanh's religious training?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Catholicism.

3. Who was the first monk to ride a bicycle in Vietnam?
(a) H.H. the Dalai Lama.
(b) Nhat Hanh Nguyen.
(c) Thich Nhat Hanh.
(d) Thich Nguyen.

4. What is Gethsemani?
(a) An isolated forest.
(b) A college.
(c) A sacred rock.
(d) A monastery.

5. Why does one sometimes go for a drive unnecessarily?
(a) To maintain the car.
(b) To enjoy nature.
(c) To escape oneself.
(d) To quiet the bells.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of this book's printing, how many square miles of forestland had been destroyed by acid rain, partly because of cars?

2. What does practicing conscious breathing unify?

3. When we walk hurriedly, what imprints are left on the Earth?

4. According to Hanh, for what should one NOT use meditation?

5. What organization is formed by Hanh in 1964?

Short Essay Questions

1. The book's nature theme is expressed in "Flower Insights". What message is Buddha imparting to the monks by holding a flower and smiling?

2. How does Hanh simplify the process of conscious breathing so that it is an easy practice?

3. What is the year and place of Hanh's birth? What are two of Hanh's earliest connections to the Buddhist faith?

4. What do dishes symbolize in "Washing the Dishes"? What does dessert symbolize in this article?

5. How does the term departmentalization apply to most people's attitude towards meditation? Why is the attitude incorrect? How can society benefit by an attitude adjustment?

6. According to Hanh, why does Jesus ask His disciples to eat the bread during the Eucharist? How does this request help the disciples to live in the present?

7. What is the Buddhist word for aimlessness? How does this word further extend the theme of living in the present?

8. In what year does Hanh first visit the United States? For what purpose? Why does he leave in 1963?

9. Explain the process of conscious breathing. What is its purpose?

10. In "Driving Meditation" Hanh encourages the reader to view his or her vehicle as his or herself and to control the vehicle as such. How would conscious breathing facilitate one's control of a vehicle?

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