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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 215 - 289).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tea do Abrams, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Tutu drink each week?
(a) Green Tea.
(b) English Breakfast.
(c) Darjeeling.
(d) Earl Grey.

2. What is the word that means the opposite of taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune?
(a) Ruthlessness.
(b) Envy.
(c) Schadenfreude.
(d) Anger.

3. In what year did the Dalai Lama start making pilgrimages to different religious traditions?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2010.

4. In Buddhism, who are one's most precious spiritual teachers?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Parents.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Siblings.

5. Why did Mpho Tutu get stripped of her ministry in South Africa?
(a) She moved to another country.
(b) She wanted to change the rules of the church too radically.
(c) She said a prayer the church did not approve of.
(d) She married a partner of the same sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Abrams writes that generosity is not just about giving money but also about giving which of the following?

3. In Part III, a Tibetan goes that adversities can turn into which of the following?

4. What kind of perspective does the Dalai Lama urge his followers to try to take?

5. In Part III, what does Abrams say the Archbishop's trip to India is bookended by?

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