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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. What does Abrams's friend Gordon Wheeler say grief is the reminder of?
(a) Our ambition.
(b) The depths of our love.
(c) Our mistakes.
(d) Our capacity for healing.

2. What is the Sanskrit word for suffering?
(a) Romulan.
(b) Sukha.
(c) Humus.
(d) Dukkha.

3. What does Archbishop Tutu think about the nature of humans?
(a) Humans need incentives to be good.
(b) Only the humans that go to church regularly are good.
(c) Humans are mostly good.
(d) About eighty percent of humans are good, and the rest are not very good.

4. According to the Dalai Lama, an excess of which of the following often causes stress?
(a) Too much faith in God.
(b) Too many family members close by.
(c) Too much ambition and expectation.
(d) Too much money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part I, what does Tutu say is the source of many things that undermine people's joy and happiness?

3. What is the Tibetan word for envy?

4. Which famous researcher whose work focused on emotions does Abrams cite in Part I?

5. How does Archbishop Tutu say people can find joy when there are so many terrible problems in the world?

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