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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 phrase of the Dalai Lama's regarding handling difficulties in life is Abrams particularly struck by in Part III?
(a) Passing through difficulties.
(b) Finding your inner strength.
(c) Rising to the occasion.
(d) Handling the stone.

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

3. What is the root of the word "humility"?
(a) The Latin word for earth or soil, humus.
(b) The Latin word for compassion, humo.
(c) The Greek word for fondness, humira.
(d) The Greek word for ground, humulus.

4. What has been the evolutionary advantage of fear and anxiety, according to Archbishop Tutu?
(a) Tribalism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Survival.
(d) Finding food.

5. What famous honor did both Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama both receive?
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) The Best in Faith Profiles Award.
(c) The Congressional Medal of Freedom.
(d) The Pulitzer Prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Archbishop Tutu say hope is the antidote to?

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

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

4. What does Abrams mention his wife's profession is?

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

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