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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. 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) He had prostate cancer and his doctors might have had to advise him not to travel.
(b) His visa might have been revoked.
(c) The weather was very bad.
(d) There had been an earthquake recently in India.

2. What is one translation of mudita that the Dalai Lama brings up in relation to envy?
(a) The need to have someone else depend on you.
(b) The desire to see your children succeed.
(c) The feeling of pleasure at someone else's misfortune.
(d) Sympathetic joy, or taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune.

3. In Part III, what does Abrams say the Archbishop's trip to India is bookended by?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Graduations.
(c) Birthday parties.
(d) Weddings.

4. In Buddhism, who are one's most precious spiritual teachers?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Parents.
(d) Lawyers.

5. How can tonglen be used to free someone from suffering?
(a) By helping someone learn to play an instrument.
(b) By helping someone access better financial resources.
(c) By helping to focus that person's attention on others.
(d) By helping someone on the path to forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one meditation practice that can help one face one's own mortality?

2. What disease did Archbishop Tutu have to go to a special hospital to be treated for when he was a child?

3. What does Archbishop Tutu think about the nature of humans?

4. What is Archbishop Tutu's great regret regarding his father?

5. What is a mantra that the Dalai Lama say Buddhists recite often?

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