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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. The Dalai Lama teaches that pain is inevitable, but suffering is which of the following?
(a) Optional.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Positive.
(d) Wrong.

2. What personal story about grief does the Dalai Lama share?
(a) His beloved teacher died and he was grief-stricken at the loss.
(b) He was devastated at the loss of his child.
(c) He was devastated at the loss of his mother.
(d) His father died, and he went into a crisis of faith.

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

4. What is the word that means the opposite of taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune?
(a) Anger.
(b) Ruthlessness.
(c) Schadenfreude.
(d) Envy.

5. Who is one of the world's leading experts on the science of the unconscious?
(a) John Bargh.
(b) Bergman Nord.
(c) Rowley Hawkins.
(d) Jennifer Hutchins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?

3. Which sociologist's research on loneliness does Abrams cite in Part II?

4. What kind of traditional beads do followers of the Dalai Lama use to pray?

5. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?

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