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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. Hanh explains that Buddha was a man who suffered, and that we can enter his heart now only because we ______________.
(a) Are happy.
(b) Do not suffer.
(c) Have joy.
(d) Suffer.

2. Buddha said, "Where there is perception there is _________________."
(a) Understanding.
(b) Anger.
(c) Deception.
(d) Confusion.

3. Whatever we think will make us happy can often be what?
(a) Makes us happy.
(b) Paths to happiness.
(c) A part of happiness.
(d) Obstacles to happiness.

4. Hanh suggests reframing the four Noble Truths, replacing "cessation" with what?
(a) Ending.
(b) Stopping.
(c) Well-being.
(d) Beginning.

5. The first practice,______________________, is a deep understanding of the four Noble Truths of suffering, the making of it, the fact that it can be transformed, and its transformation.
(a) The Right Action.
(b) The Right View.
(c) The Right Path.
(d) The Right Thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How should we treat our suffering?

2. At what age could Buddha do what he wanted "without going against the path," or practice the "action of non-action," stage of realization that must take place from within?

3. Siddhartha Gutama sat under a bodhi tree and vowed not to get up until when?

4. Are any views the absolute truth?

5. The Buddha said, "My teaching is like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not mistake _______ ."

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