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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Present Moment, Wonderful Moment", where is the perfect place to practice conscious breathing?
2. What technique may be used to force the thought process to focus?
3. According to Hanh, what effect does watching violence on television have on an individual?
4. Who smiles at Buddha?
5. What invitation does the author give to the reader at the end of the first section?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the year and place of Hanh's birth? What are two of Hanh's earliest connections to the Buddhist faith?
2. In what year does Hanh first visit the United States? For what purpose? Why does he leave in 1963?
3. According to Hanh, why does Jesus ask His disciples to eat the bread during the Eucharist? How does this request help the disciples to live in the present?
4. Which noted spiritual leader authors the foreword of "Peace is Every Step"? What is his attitude towards Hanh's work? How does this lend credibility to the book's teachings?
5. What conclusion can the reader draw about Hanh's personal beliefs in his teachings from the bicycle anecdote?
6. What are the benefits of conscious breathing?
7. What do dishes symbolize in "Washing the Dishes"? What does dessert symbolize in this article?
8. What qualities does the dandelion possess that makes it a good choice as the recipient of lost smiles?
9. 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?
10. What is the Buddhist word for aimlessness? How does this word further extend the theme of living in the present?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore three ways in which unnecessary driving is harmful. You must use one economic, one ecological, and one psychological example.
Essay Topic 2
In "Nourishing Awareness in Each Moment," Hanh compares our senses to windows. Using his comparison develop an essay that explores at least five similarities.
Essay Topic 3
To keep from becoming goal oriented, Hanh views aimlessness as necessary. Using a realistic goal that an individual is trying to attain, explore how aimlessness could be detrimental.
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