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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 Archbishop Tutu say is the difference between hope and optimism?
(a) Optimism is more superficial, while hope is deeper and more enduring.
(b) Optimism spreads more easily than hope.
(c) Hope is more related to faith than optimism is.
(d) Children are more likely to be optimists but adults are more likely to hope.

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

3. What does Abrams write in the Introduction that overshadowed his happy childhood?
(a) Illness.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Addiction.
(d) Depression.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Tibetan word for envy?

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

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

5. What is the Sikh religion's holiest site that Abrams and Tutu visit?

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