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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 key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?
(a) Sometimes the need for connection drives us to spend more time alone.
(b) We need goals to grow as people, but we should not become overly attached to our own aspirations.
(c) We strive to be happy, but we often are sad.
(d) We are only as trustworthy as our ancestors were.

2. What was one of the most difficult decisions Archbishop Tutu and his wife had to make during their marriage?
(a) To send their children to boarding school when they moved back to South Africa from England.
(b) To convert to a different religion.
(c) To send their children to language school in England.
(d) To leave South Africa in exile.

3. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?
(a) Swedon.
(b) Nafala.
(c) Ubuntu.
(d) Raki.

4. In Part III, a Tibetan goes that adversities can turn into which of the following?
(a) Fear.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Good opportunities.
(d) Anger.

5. What does the Dalai Lama advise people to think about so that they will never feel lonely?
(a) You are never alone if God is in your life.
(b) You can always find a pet to keep you company.
(c) There are seven billion people on the planet.
(d) Everyone has at least one friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person that it was most difficult for Archbishop Tutu to personally forgive in his own life?

2. Where does Abrams write that he grew up as a child?

3. What does the Dalai Lama consume in Part III that he almost never ingests?

4. What did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?

5. Why are some people afraid of receiving compassion from others, according to Abrams?

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