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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. Who was the white president of South Africa that Archbishop Tutu mentions in Part II?
(a) Jaylon Meadows.
(b) Bertie Ahern.
(c) F.W. de Klerk.
(d) Marlon Jamison.

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

3. How long does the Dalai Lama tell Tutu he prays for every day upon waking?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 8 hours.

4. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?
(a) He eats just one meal a day, lunch.
(b) He eats only snacks all day.
(c) He eats three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
(d) He eats only two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Dalai Lama celebrate his eightieth birthday?

2. What paradox surrounding loneliness does the Dalai Lama speak of in Part II?

3. What personal story about grief does the Dalai Lama share?

4. What is the name of the traditional scarf the Dalai Lama gives Tutu upon his arrival in India?

5. Which former U.S. Vice President did Archbishop Tutu tell a story about in Part II?

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