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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 83 - 144).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Archbishop say brings most people's greatest joy?
(a) When we send our children to school.
(b) When we seek to do good for others.
(c) When we honor others at funerals.
(d) When we pray.

2. What is the Dalai Lama's birth name?
(a) Jinpin Snodge.
(b) Tenzin Gyatso.
(c) Gaya Teneo.
(d) Parpal Nunes.

3. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Resilient.
(d) Changeable.

4. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?
(a) He eats only snacks all day.
(b) He eats just one meal a day, lunch.
(c) He eats only two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.
(d) He eats three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

5. Who was the white president of South Africa that Archbishop Tutu mentions in Part II?
(a) F.W. de Klerk.
(b) Bertie Ahern.
(c) Jaylon Meadows.
(d) Marlon Jamison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?

2. What is the Sikh religion's holiest site that Abrams and Tutu visit?

3. Who is the South African leader Tutu speaks admiringly of and at length in Part I?

4. What does Abrams write in the Introduction that overshadowed his happy childhood?

5. Where does the Dalai Lama celebrate his eightieth birthday?

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