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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 145 - 213).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did Archbishop Tutu suffer from as a child?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Malaria.

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

3. What is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?
(a) The Fight for Freedom.
(b) Notes to the Future.
(c) Finding Peace in Chaos.
(d) A Life in Exile.

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

5. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?
(a) He had become too ill to travel.
(b) He had to stay behind for an important funeral.
(c) The Chinese government pressured South Africa to deny him the visa he needed for travel.
(d) He could not miss an important religious celebration in the Tibetan Children's Village.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?

2. Which doctor of the Dalai Lama's does Archbishop Tutu see in Dharamsala?

3. What has been the evolutionary advantage of fear and anxiety, according to Archbishop Tutu?

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

5. In Part I, what does Tutu say is the source of many things that undermine people's joy and happiness?

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