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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. What two conscious actions should precede taking a bite of food?
(a) Breathing and smiling.
(b) Sitting down, then closing one's eyes.
(c) Saying grace and smiling.
(d) Pausing, then smelling the food's aroma.

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

3. According to the foreword, what is the only way to bring about world peace?
(a) World peace demonstrations.
(b) Internal transformation of the individual.
(c) Education of the masses.
(d) The destruction of the atomic bomb.

4. According to Hanh, what is the result of realizing the present moment?
(a) A chance to eradicate the past.
(b) A chance to clear the mind.
(c) A chance to be happy now.
(d) A chance to be happy in the future.

5. According to "Driving Meditation", where can happiness always be found?
(a) Within oneself.
(b) In nature.
(c) While driving.
(d) In the present moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hanh received enthusiastically in the West?

2. What benefits can be found only in oneself?

3. In "Bells of Mindfulness", what must everyone make time for, according to Hanh?

4. What are the spiritual friends that Hanh uses on his mindfulness path?

5. According to Hanh, what effect does watching violence on television have on an individual?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the fundamental building blocks for harmony? How does creating harmony in one's own life benefit peace in the world?

2. How does Hanh show his true Buddhist nature in "Telephone Meditation"?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What conclusion can the reader draw about Hanh's personal beliefs in his teachings from the bicycle anecdote?

7. How is Hanh's image as a forward thinker strengthened in "Driving Meditation"? How does his image affect his peers? What theme from the book is extended through the anecdote?

8. Which noted spiritual leader authors the foreword of "Peace is Every Step"? What is his attitude towards Hanh's work? How does this lend credibility to the book's teachings?

9. Describe the ritual of having a mindful family dinner.

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

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