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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buddhism is a practice to help what?
(a) Eliminate wrong view.
(b) Believers get to heaven.
(c) Make people happy.
(d) End suffering.

2. The Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness notes how many objects for mindfulness practice?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

3. Mindful breathing helps us find what?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Peace and solidity.
(c) Strength.
(d) Control.

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

5. What is an example of a seed of unwholesome quality?
(a) Hope.
(b) Peace.
(c) Greed.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. When we appreciate what, we can find conditions for happiness that are already available?

3. How should we treat our suffering?

4. Right Action is related to Right Livelihood, or what?

5. Conscious breathing is an important link between what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Siddhartha Gutama teach?

2. What does the author say about the Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness?

3. What is Right Diligence or Effort?

4. What is important about being in the present moment?

5. What is selective concentration?

6. Why do we suffer?

7. How can one avoid unwholesome thoughts? How can one touch the seeds of joy and peace and transform our suffering?

8. Describe two more Miracles of Mindfulness.

9. What is the practice of the Five Mindfulness Trainings?

10. What is a misunderstanding about suffering?

(see the answer keys)

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