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

2. How does Archbishop Tutu say people can find joy when there are so many terrible problems in the world?
(a) By praying.
(b) By forging connection to others.
(c) By joining the teaching profession.
(d) By giving up worldly possessions and moving to other countries to take part in aid efforts.

3. Which part of the brain do some researchers think gratitude stimulates?
(a) The medulla oblongata.
(b) The frontal cortex.
(c) The hypothalamus.
(d) The amygdala.

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) South Africans would not have found solidarity with Tibetans in the same way.
(c) He would not have had as close of a relationship with the Dalai Lama had China not invaded Tibet.
(d) He would never have gotten to see India in the same way.

5. What does Archbishop Tutu say is the difference between hope and optimism?
(a) Optimism spreads more easily than hope.
(b) Optimism is more superficial, while hope is deeper and more enduring.
(c) Hope is more related to faith than optimism is.
(d) Children are more likely to be optimists but adults are more likely to hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama say is the advantage to having something go wrong?

2. What famous honor did both Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama both receive?

3. What does the Dalai Lama say the Virgin Mary is a symbol of?

4. Why are the Dalai Lama's flights frequently delayed or canceled?

5. Who is one of Archbishop Tutu's favorite mystics, mentioned in Part IV?

(see the answer key)

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