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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. Which part of the brain do some researchers think gratitude stimulates?
(a) The amygdala.
(b) The hypothalamus.
(c) The frontal cortex.
(d) The medulla oblongata.

2. What does the Dalai Lama say the only danger to him in India is?
(a) Too much sun.
(b) To little rice.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) Illness.

3. What does Jinpa say is the true measure of spiritual development?
(a) How self-aware one is.
(b) How grateful one is.
(c) How angry one is.
(d) How one confront's one's own mortality.

4. What does the Dalai Lama say is an artificial posture that he rejects in favor of breaking down barriers between himself and others?
(a) Formality.
(b) Hand-shaking.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Tradition.

5. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?
(a) Nafala.
(b) Swedon.
(c) Ubuntu.
(d) Raki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Archbishop Tutu suffer from as a child?

2. Which famous researcher whose work focused on emotions does Abrams cite in Part I?

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

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

5. What neuropsychiatrist's work does Abrams quote in Part II about anger?

(see the answer key)

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