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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the second turning we encourage ourselves to do what?
(a) Ignore, accept, and understand.
(b) Accept. understand, decide.
(c) Listen, speak, communicate.
(d) Learn, reflect and practice.

2. "_______________ is at the heart of Buddha's teachings."
(a) Right Diligence.
(b) Right Concentration.
(c) Right Mindfulness.
(d) Right Action.

3. Looking deeply in meditation is important, but what else is fundamental?
(a) Stopping to do so.
(b) Enjoying life.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Not thinking.

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

5. The therapy of one hour of deep, quiet listening can bring relief to suffering, and is what who try to practice?
(a) Chrstians.
(b) Those who are religious.
(c) Psychotherapists.
(d) Most people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buddha said we feed our happiness or suffering with how man nutriments?

2. What is the third truth?

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

4. Hanh feels we need to be mindful of what?

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

(see the answer key)

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