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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 is the Buddhist phrase for taking pleasure in others' good fortune?
(a) Ramala.
(b) Setu.
(c) Mudita.
(d) Mafala.

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

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

4. What did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?
(a) To find mustard seeds from a house that had not been touched by death. When she could not, she realized she was not alone in her suffering.
(b) To pray at her child's gravestone and he would rise again.
(c) To find another child to raise in her first child's place.
(d) To give her life to God, and this would make her happy.

5. What is Archbishop Tutu's advice for people in dealing with their own negative thoughts?
(a) Prayer can help get rid of any negative thought.
(b) Negative thoughts should never be acted out.
(c) People should not berate themselves for negative thoughts because they are inevitable.
(d) People should seek therapy to get rid of their negative thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?

2. What color is the Dalai Lama's traditional robe?

3. What personal story about grief does the Dalai Lama share?

4. How many siblings did the Dalai Lama have who died in infancy?

5. Which former U.S. Vice President did Archbishop Tutu tell a story about in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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