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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 is Hanh's synonym for aimlessness?
(a) Joy.
(b) Bliss.
(c) Wishfulness.
(d) Wishlessness.

2. According to Hanh, what is often a barrier to happiness?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Stress.
(d) Responsibility.

3. What can one use daily as a reminder to stop and breathe mindfully?
(a) Trees.
(b) Music.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Sounds.

4. What group might react strongly to Hanh's views on hope?
(a) Communists.
(b) Christians.
(c) Mormons.
(d) Buddhists.

5. What becomes available when we quiet our distracted thinking?
(a) Patience and kindness.
(b) Contentment and security.
(c) Peace and happiness.
(d) Love and health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What act does Hanh's teaching center around?

2. What community is established by Hanh a hundred miles southwest of Paris?

3. In "Eating Mindfully", what is the purpose of eating?

4. In "The Eucharist", what does one bite of bread give to each disciple?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the benefits of conscious breathing?

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

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

5. According to Hanh, humankind is a product of the environment. In order to avoid confusion and loneliness, what must one do? Why is it difficult for humankind to follow Hanh's advice?

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. What Christian belief does Hanh refute in his article "Hope as an Obstacle"? Why is it important that Hanh included a Christian belief in his book?

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