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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 291 - 348).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?
(a) He had to stay behind for an important funeral.
(b) He had become too ill to travel.
(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.

2. What news program profiled the person Abrams thinks embodies the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?
(a) CBS This Morning.
(b) Nightline.
(c) Entertainment Tonight.
(d) 60 Minutes.

3. What is a mantra that the Dalai Lama say Buddhists recite often?
(a) Mudra Buta.
(b) Dar Es Salaam.
(c) Mani Romana.
(d) Mani Padme Hum.

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

5. What does Edith Eva Eger say was the only think that kept people in the WWII concentration camps alive?
(a) Food.
(b) Work.
(c) The acceptance of the reality of one's situation and the attempt to form the best response.
(d) Spiritual guidance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?

2. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness does not include?

3. Which researcher found that mild sadness can have some surprising benefits?

4. What role did Archbishop Tutu play in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa?

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

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