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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. What would have prevented the tremendous amount of destruction in Vietnam?

2. According to Hanh's "Look into Your Hand", what can be found in a single person?

3. What seeds do most individuals focus on in their lives?

4. What technique discussed in "Cooking the Potato" transforms anger into a positive force?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Understanding" Hanh explains that understanding and love are one thing. Why can the two not be separated?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Eucharist" Hanh refutes the Christian belief of salvation. Explore another Hanh teaching that contradicts Christianity.

Essay Topic 2

A familiar adage which refers to stress in an individual is all tied up in knots. Compare/contrast the adage with the Buddhist's concept of "internal formations.

Essay Topic 3

Explore three ways in which unnecessary driving is harmful. You must use one economic, one ecological, and one psychological example.

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