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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 facilities for gatherings does Hanh recommend for replacing the large family units?
(a) Public gardens.
(b) Community centers.
(c) Community libraries.
(d) Large churches.

2. In the story "Look into Your Hand", who told the young man to look at his hand?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) Buddha.

3. Why is living in the present essential after experiencing negative feelings?
(a) Knots can help solve the issue.
(b) Knots can be identified as they form.
(c) Knots will dissipate the anger.
(d) Knots disappear.

4. What would have prevented the tremendous amount of destruction in Vietnam?
(a) An American vision of duality.
(b) A Vietnamese vision of duality.
(c) An American vision of non-duality.
(d) A Vietnamese vision of non-duality.

5. Which of these is NOT a component for the extension of mindful living into the world?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Courage.
(c) Conscious breathing.
(d) Awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used mindful living in Vietnam to act on the suffering of others?

2. Which of these dissolves anger?

3. How many years does it take for nuclear waste to become a flower?

4. Who/what lives thanks to the "second heart"?

5. What do positive seeds produce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does the article "Investing in Friends" demonstrate Hanh's teaching on achieving world peace?

4. What counting analogy could be compared to Hanh's breathing mindfully when one feels anger rising?

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

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

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

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

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

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