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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) End suffering.
(b) Eliminate wrong view.
(c) Believers get to heaven.
(d) Make people happy.

2. _____________ come with right diligence and mindfulness training.
(a) Peace and prosperity.
(b) Love and compassion.
(c) Calm and quiet.
(d) Joy and ease.

3. What is the most important aspect of Right Diligence?
(a) Calm.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Joy.

4. Looking deeply into our suffering and writing down what nutriments we are feeding to sustain takes what?
(a) Meditation and patience.
(b) Courage and strength.
(c) Patience and self-control.
(d) Courage and mindfulness.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hanh suggest the reader to write the words, "Are you sure?" where they can be seen, and "What am I doing?"

3. Another reminder, "Hello, habit energy," reminds us to do what?

4. Are rightness and wrongness subjective?

5. Another misunderstanding is that our suffering is caused by ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first stage of the Third Noble Truth and the second turning.

2. What are two of the Miracles of Mindfulness? What is the importance of the first four Miracles of Mindfulness?

3. What is a misunderstanding about suffering?

4. What is used to understand the Four Noble Truths?

5. What are vitark and vichara? When are they no longer present?

6. What comprises Buddhism?

7. What does Hahn suggest we do about our habit energies?

8. What is the third turning?

9. Why do we suffer?

10. How should one speak the truth?

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