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

2. At the beginning of Part l, Chapter1, what gift is available to everyone upon waking up each morning?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Twenty-four hours.
(c) Joy.
(d) Enlightenment.

3. What resources are used in the creation of "Peace is Every Step"?
(a) Hanh's personal diary and scholarly books.
(b) .Conversations with Hanh's friends and family.
(c) Academic journals.
(d) Hanh's lectures, writings, and conversations.

4. In which yoga position are the legs crossed by placing both feet on opposite knees?
(a) The half-lotus.
(b) The full sun.
(c) The full lotus.
(d) The ashante.

5. What location is the birthplace of Thich Nhat Hanh?
(a) New York City.
(b) Tokyo, Japan.
(c) Western China.
(d) Central Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should a driver do when caught by a stop light?

2. How is Hanh's presence still felt in Vietnam?

3. What does Hanh compare to windows?

4. According to the author, which rite is a wonderful practice of mindfulness that Jesus used to awaken his disciples?

5. What kind of lighting should be in a family meditation room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thomas Merton? What is Merton's opinion of Hanh?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. When is Hanh's second visit to the United States? What is the purpose of this visit? What do his visits to the United States indicate about his own commitment to world peace?

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

6. What qualities does the dandelion possess that makes it a good choice as the recipient of lost smiles?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. According to Hanh, what is an inappropriate use for meditation? What harm might be possible from using it inappropriately?

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