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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buddha claimed to have gone to the end of the path of suffering and gained what?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Escape.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Safety.

2. Transforming by changing our behavior and practicing can bring suffering to an end and increase what?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Freedom.

3. Our habit energies bring about what?
(a) Desire.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Joy.
(d) Damage.

4. It is vital to keep our bodies, hearts and minds open to truth rather than what?
(a) Lies.
(b) Ignoring the truth.
(c) Comparing the teachings to what we already believe.
(d) Misunderstanding.

5. Which turning of the Fourth Noble Truth is the recognition that we are practicing to transform our difficulties and ceasing to ingest pain-causing nutriments?
(a) The second.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The third.
(d) The first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Should suffering be placed at the same level as impermanence and non-self?

2. How many months of mindfulness and enjoying the present moment brings real happiness, according to Hahn?

3. How should we treat our suffering?

4. The practice of the Five Mindfulness Trainings addresses what?

5. Buddha taught the Eightfold Path until when?

(see the answer key)

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