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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 neuropsychiatrist's work does Abrams quote in Part II about anger?
(a) Marcia Smith.
(b) Jennifer Woden.
(c) Daniel Siegel.
(d) David Axe.

2. In the Introduction, why did it look as if the Archbishop Tutu might not be able to make his travel arrangements to visit the Dalai Lama?
(a) The weather was very bad.
(b) His visa might have been revoked.
(c) There had been an earthquake recently in India.
(d) He had prostate cancer and his doctors might have had to advise him not to travel.

3. What disease did Archbishop Tutu have to go to a special hospital to be treated for when he was a child?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Yellow Fever.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Malaria.

4. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?
(a) Hoy Nguyen.
(b) Jasmine Jorge.
(c) Roman Fellows.
(d) Thupten Jinpa.

5. What does Jinpa say is the true measure of spiritual development?
(a) How angry one is.
(b) How self-aware one is.
(c) How one confront's one's own mortality.
(d) How grateful one is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one translation of mudita that the Dalai Lama brings up in relation to envy?

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

3. What is the name of the famous prison that held many freedom fighters in South Africa during apartheid?

4. Why did Mpho Tutu get stripped of her ministry in South Africa?

5. What is the Buddhist practice of mind training called?

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