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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 145 - 213).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Dalai Lama recall the Tibetan saying about wisdom says?
(a) Wisdom is like storytelling - it requires a group of people to work well.
(b) Wisdom is like hard work - it yields great benefits.
(c) Wisdom is like rice - it is better when shared.
(d) Wisdom is like rainwater - both gather in low places.

3. How does Abrams's friend Daniel Goldman characterize the Dalai Lama's attitude towards life?
(a) He says the Dalai Lama is a great mentor.
(b) He says the Dalai Lama is very focused on prayer.
(c) He says the Dalai Lama seems amused by everything going on around him.
(d) He says the Dalai Lama will is a channel for peace.

4. What kind of perspective does the Dalai Lama urge his followers to try to take?
(a) More intellectual.
(b) Narrower.
(c) More colorful.
(d) Wider or larger.

5. Why are the Dalai Lama's flights frequently delayed or canceled?
(a) The weather at his local airport is very changeable and chaotic.
(b) His ailing health puts his travel plans at risk.
(c) He can not get enough security professionals to accompany him on his travels.
(d) His personal pilot has other clients he has to rearrange his schedule to accommodate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word that means the opposite of taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune?

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

3. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?

4. Who was the white president of South Africa that Archbishop Tutu mentions in Part II?

5. Where does Abrams write that he grew up as a child?

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