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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 is Archbishop Tutu's advice for people in dealing with their own negative thoughts?
(a) Prayer can help get rid of any negative thought.
(b) Negative thoughts should never be acted out.
(c) People should seek therapy to get rid of their negative thoughts.
(d) People should not berate themselves for negative thoughts because they are inevitable.

2. Which researcher found that mild sadness can have some surprising benefits?
(a) Sanglen Fonard.
(b) Julia Mills.
(c) Joseph Forgas.
(d) Francine Swede.

3. Who is one of Archbishop Tutu's favorite mystics, mentioned in Part IV?
(a) Mason of Mowrey.
(b) Julian of Norwich.
(c) Robert of Locksley.
(d) Freeman of Gelburn.

4. In what year did the Dalai Lama start making pilgrimages to different religious traditions?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2010.

5. What paradox surrounding loneliness does the Dalai Lama speak of in Part II?
(a) Excessive self-focus actually ends up making people unhappy, not happier.
(b) It is just when most people think they are happy that they become sad.
(c) Being too rich usually makes people miserable.
(d) Having children actually makes most people less content with their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which primatologist believes that peace-making activities are extremely common in the animal kingdom?

2. What is the root of the word humor?

3. What does Archbishop Tutu say is necessary for two friends to be able to joke easily with one another?

4. What does Archbishop Tutu say is the difference between hope and optimism?

5. What does Archbishop say is the upside about China invading Tibet?

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