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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. How many siblings did the Dalai Lama have who died in infancy?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

2. What role did Archbishop Tutu play in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa?
(a) He was the note-taker.
(b) He was the lawyer called in to mediate discussions.
(c) He was chairperson.
(d) He was the faith healer there.

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(a) His visa might have been revoked.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

4. What is the name of the traditional scarf the Dalai Lama gives Tutu upon his arrival in India?
(a) Felica.
(b) Romono.
(c) Bundu.
(d) Khata.

5. What does the Dalai Lama think of when he considers the act of eating?
(a) His refusal to eat pork or beef, but his affinity for chicken.
(b) His status as a strict vegetarian.
(c) Eating only sustainable crops.
(d) Nourishing the body as opposed to eating out of greed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Dalai Lama say is an artificial posture that he rejects in favor of breaking down barriers between himself and others?

3. Which American civil rights leader is one of Archbishop Tutu's heroes?

4. Archbishop Tutu says he feels that each individual is which of the following "in the making"?

5. Which country invaded Tibet, causing the Dalai Lama to go into exile in India?

(see the answer key)

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