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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - pg. 78).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Archbishop Tutu's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Lorelei.
(c) Leah.
(d) Rose.

3. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?
(a) He had become too ill to travel.
(b) The Chinese government pressured South Africa to deny him the visa he needed for travel.
(c) He had to stay behind for an important funeral.
(d) He could not miss an important religious celebration in the Tibetan Children's Village.

4. What does the Dalai Lama say genuine friendship is based upon?
(a) Trust.
(b) Family.
(c) Shared experiences.
(d) Humor.

5. On the first day of Abrams's interviews with the Dalai Lama and Tutu, what does the Dalai Lama say people are too focused upon?
(a) Food.
(b) External, materialistic values.
(c) Cars.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Buddhist phrase for taking pleasure in others' good fortune?

2. What is the Dalai Lama's birth name?

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

4. Who does Tutu bring with him to visit the Dalai Lama?

5. What kind of tea do Abrams, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Tutu drink each week?

(see the answer key)

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