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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. In "Mindfulness Must Be Engaged", what does Hanh remind readers of concerning the extension of mindful living from one person to the world?
(a) Mindful living needs to reach only a few to have an effect on many.
(b) Mindful living will naturally flow to the masses.
(c) Mindful living is a tool that must be actively used.
(d) Mindful living is intended to create peace for one individual.

2. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what is analogous to emotion?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Mindfulness.
(c) The mother.
(d) The crying child.

3. Who/what lives thanks to the "second heart"?
(a) Stars.
(b) Children.
(c) Plants.
(d) The suffering masses.

4. According to Hanh, what are most individuals willing to find out about an issue?
(a) The source of the problem.
(b) The solution to the problem.
(c) The villain who created the problem
(d) Their friends' stance on the issue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hanh consider to be one's "second heart"?

3. What makes it more possible for one to sustain action for a worthy cause?

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

5. Which of these is NOT a component for the extension of mindful living into the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it impossible to drop all of one's identity from the parents?

2. What effect does conscious breathing have on a hug? Why?

3. Explain the Buddhist concept of non-duality. Give an example.

4. Hanh resurrects the concept of interbeing in "Healing the Wounds of War". What role does interbeing play in a veteran's life? Why?

5. In "The Art of Mindful Living" Hanh remarks again about environmental issues. How can mindful living help environmental efforts?

6. In "The Sun is My Heart", Hanh intertwines interbeing with the universe. Explain the title's metaphor.

7. What is the Buddhist concept of "interbeing?" Hanh gives an example of interbeing by stating that poverty cannot exist without wealth. Give at least two other similar examples.

8. What lesson does Hanh teach the reader in "Mindfulness Must be Engaged"?

9. After calming an unpleasant feeling, what two additional steps should be taken to insure that the negative emotion is eradicated completely?

10. How is Hanh's Buddhist faith reintroduced in "Internal Formations"? What is a common analogy to this teaching?

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