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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 did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?
(a) To give her life to God, and this would make her happy.
(b) To find mustard seeds from a house that had not been touched by death. When she could not, she realized she was not alone in her suffering.
(c) To pray at her child's gravestone and he would rise again.
(d) To find another child to raise in her first child's place.

2. What does Abrams mention his wife's profession is?
(a) She is a lawyer.
(b) She is in an integrative physician.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a history professor.

3. What beverage does Archbishop Tutu have a fondness for?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) Seltzer water.
(d) Coke Zero.

4. What was the Dalai Lama disguised in when he fled from Tibet in 1959?
(a) A priest's clothing.
(b) A Tibetan doctor's clothing.
(c) A Tibetan soldier's clothing.
(d) Tibetan layman's clothes.

5. Why does the Dalai Lama say he would prefer hell to heaven?
(a) He has always liked the heat.
(b) The devil will be an interesting creature to meet.
(c) He could solve more problems in hell.
(d) He probably has some good friends there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama say genuine friendship is based upon?

2. What is one way to cope with grief and losing loved ones, according to the Dalai Lama?

3. What does Archbishop say is the upside about China invading Tibet?

4. What does Jinpa say there is no room for in life when one becomes a refugee?

5. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?

(see the answer key)

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