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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 does the Dalai Lama say the Buddha's first teaching is?
(a) The inevitability of jealousy.
(b) The inevitability of suffering and the transient nature of existence.
(c) The importance of fighting our own anger.
(d) The importance of gratitude.

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

3. Archbishop Tutu says he feels that each individual is which of the following "in the making"?
(a) A masterpiece.
(b) A monstrosity.
(c) A myth.
(d) A miracle.

4. In what year did the Dalai Lama leave Tibet?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1975.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Dalai Lama say he would prefer hell to heaven?

2. What kind of perspective does the Dalai Lama urge his followers to try to take?

3. What does the Dalai Lama say he goes through when he prays five times each day?

4. What is the root of the word humor?

5. What injury does Abrams say his own father suffered recently?

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