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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first four miracles of mindfulness belong to the first aspect of meditation known as __________.
(a) Shamhara.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Sithartha.
(d) Shamatha.

2. 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 Thinking.
(d) The Right Path.

3. We need only to understand what about the other person?
(a) He or she is also compassionate.
(b) He or she is like us.
(c) He or she is human.
(d) He or she has suffered for compassion to be born.

4. How should we treat our suffering?
(a) With distractions.
(b) With hatred.
(c) With love and kindness.
(d) With patience.

5. "To practice social justice and non-exploitation, we have to use __________________."
(a) Right Effort.
(b) Right Speech.
(c) Right Diligence.
(d) Right Concentration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The therapy of one hour of deep, quiet listening can bring relief to suffering, and is what who try to practice?

3. What example of being present and mindful does the author use, which gives the work merit?

4. With what does the Discourse on Turning the Wheel of the Dharma have to do?

5. 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?

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