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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 have scientists discovered too much stress does to a specific part of our biological makeup?
(a) Constricts blood vessels in the legs.
(b) Wears down the telomeres.
(c) Causes our pupils to dilate.
(d) Causes our white blood cells to grow bigger.

2. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?
(a) Resilient.
(b) Fragile.
(c) Volatile.
(d) Changeable.

3. What paradox surrounding loneliness does the Dalai Lama speak of in Part II?
(a) It is just when most people think they are happy that they become sad.
(b) Being too rich usually makes people miserable.
(c) Excessive self-focus actually ends up making people unhappy, not happier.
(d) Having children actually makes most people less content with their lives.

4. 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) Religion.
(b) Food.
(c) External, materialistic values.
(d) Cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Dalai Lama's biology "tutor"?

2. Where was Abrams driving with Archbishop Tutu a decade before the publication of the book when they became stuck in traffic?

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

4. What is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?

5. How many siblings did the Dalai Lama have who died in infancy?

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