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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 215 - 289).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of perspective does the Dalai Lama urge his followers to try to take?
(a) More intellectual.
(b) More colorful.
(c) Wider or larger.
(d) Narrower.

2. Who was the white president of South Africa that Archbishop Tutu mentions in Part II?
(a) F.W. de Klerk.
(b) Marlon Jamison.
(c) Bertie Ahern.
(d) Jaylon Meadows.

3. Who does Archbishop Tutu say are usually the hardest for people to forgive?
(a) Those closest to them.
(b) Those who are older than them.
(c) Those who are their teachers.
(d) Those who are their competitors.

4. What does Archbishop say is the upside about China invading Tibet?
(a) He would not have learned about the suffering of the Tibetan people otherwise.
(b) He would not have had as close of a relationship with the Dalai Lama had China not invaded Tibet.
(c) South Africans would not have found solidarity with Tibetans in the same way.
(d) He would never have gotten to see India in the same way.

5. Why are the Dalai Lama's flights frequently delayed or canceled?
(a) His personal pilot has other clients he has to rearrange his schedule to accommodate.
(b) He can not get enough security professionals to accompany him on his travels.
(c) His ailing health puts his travel plans at risk.
(d) The weather at his local airport is very changeable and chaotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?

2. Which American civil rights leader is one of Archbishop Tutu's heroes?

3. What does Jinpa say is the true measure of spiritual development?

4. What news program profiled the person Abrams thinks embodies the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?

5. What does Archbishop Tutu greet almost every new experience with?

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