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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fourth nutriment?

2. If we destroy living beings or the environment with what we eat, we are eating what?

3. What do the Four Establishments of Mindfulness do?

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

5. We need only to understand what about the other person?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Siddhartha Gutama teach?

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

4. What comprises Buddhism?

5. What is a misunderstanding about suffering?

6. What is suffering?

7. Describe the third turning of the wheel of Dharma.

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

9. What leads to the path of Right Action?

10. What is the Fourth Mindfulness Training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many "Rights" discussed in this book.

Part 1) What are these Rights? How are they connected and intertwined?

Part 2) How do these Rights pertain to your own life?

Part 3) How do you know when you are right? Is there a way to know? Can what is right for you be wrong for another? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Some have tried to prove suffering on earth.

Part 1) How might people have tried to prove suffering on earth? is this good or bad? Why?

Part 2) What does the author have to say about this? What does this reveal about Buddhism?

Part 3) Do you agree with the author in regards to proving suffering on earth? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author gives advice on how to begin meditation.

Part 1) How should one begin meditation, according to the author? Why does he suggest this? How does this fit with Buddhist teachings?

Part 2) What else does the author say about meditation? How important is meditation? Why?

Part 3) Do you believe meditation is useful? Why or why not?

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