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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. Realistically, who can benefit from an individual's mindful living?
(a) The world.
(b) Relatives and close friends.
(c) Those who are suffering.
(d) People who are in daily contact.

2. How many years does it take for nuclear waste to become a flower?
(a) One million.
(b) One quarter of a million.
(c) Infinitely many.
(d) One half of a million.

3. According to Hanh's "Internal Formations", what forms within one's emotional consciousness as a result of anger?
(a) Knots.
(b) Negativity.
(c) Health issues.
(d) Emotional scars.

4. What reason does Hanh give for the abuse of children at their own parents' hands?
(a) The parents were only disciplining the child.
(b) The parents were not living in mindfulness.
(c) The parents themselves were abused.
(d) The child misunderstood discipline for abuse.

5. What must occur before one understands another person?
(a) One must love unconditionally.
(b) One must seek guidance from religion.
(c) One must develop mindfulness.
(d) One must suffer the other's sufferings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hanh's lament in "It is a Great Joy to hold Your Grandchild"?

2. According to Hanh, what is the only tool useful in changing a situation?

3. According to Hanh's "Nourishing of Healthy Seeds", what are the two levels of consciousness?

4. What term means "the essence of a person's true nature"?

5. In Hanh's analogy of viruses and antibodies, what role(s) do the negative seeds play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why should one meditate on an individual who has caused personal pain?

3. What theme is expressed in "Look into Your Hand"? Following the theme's message, why should one never feel lonely?

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

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

6. What two types of seeds does consciousness include? Explain the relationship between the two. Why is it important to plant positive seeds?

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

8. According to Hanh in "Mindfulness of Anger", anger is the root of self-control problems. How does anger take away our mindfulness? Why would its power lead to one being out of control?

9. Why is Hanh surprised to find that the Charles River is not a safe place to wash one's face? According to Hanh, how can dead rivers be resurrected?

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

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