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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 is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?
(a) The roman dinner.
(b) The moving target.
(c) The hedonic treadmill.
(d) The lost cause.

2. How long had the Dalai Lama been in exile at the time of the book's writing?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 56 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

4. Where does the Dalai Lama celebrate his eightieth birthday?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) His birthplace in Tibet.
(d) The Tibetan Children's Village in India.

5. Who does Tutu bring with him to visit the Dalai Lama?
(a) Mpho.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Leanne.
(d) Ramona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mental immunity, according to the Dalai Lama?

2. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?

3. What did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?

4. According to the Dalai Lama, an excess of which of the following often causes stress?

5. 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?

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