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

2. According to Hanh, which of the following are feelings that are experienced by humans during life?
(a) Pleasant and neutral.
(b) Love and fear.
(c) Harmless and harmful.
(d) Love and hate.

3. What technique discussed in "Cooking the Potato" transforms anger into a positive force?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Mediation.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Breathing.

4. According to the chapter "The Roots of Anger", where does the source of anger usually reside?
(a) In the universe.
(b) In negative thinking.
(c) In the situation.
(d) Within oneself.

5. According Hanh, if one item is removed from the universe, how many others will cease to exist?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) All.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else must exist for wealth to be possible in the world?

2. What reason does Hanh give for the abuse of children at their own parents' hands?

3. According to Hanh, what can break the "cycle of transmission"?

4. Why is living in the present essential after experiencing negative feelings?

5. According to Hanh, what would improve the power of hugging?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "The River of Feelings", what three types of feelings are discussed? Should one feeling be approached differently than another? Why or why not?

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