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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. How many children were to attend the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday party at the Tibetan Village?
(a) About 200.
(b) About 1,750.
(c) About 3,000.
(d) About 10,000.

2. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?
(a) Sukha.
(b) Humus.
(c) Dukkha.
(d) Romulan.

3. On the first day of Abrams's interviews with the Dalai Lama and Tutu, what does the Dalai Lama say people are too focused upon?
(a) Cars.
(b) Food.
(c) Religion.
(d) External, materialistic values.

4. According to Abrams, what is generosity the natural outgrowth of?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Power.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Forgiveness.

5. Who does Archbishop say is good at keeping him humble?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?

2. What does the Dalai Lama consume in Part III that he almost never ingests?

3. What story did Archbishop Tutu use in Rwanda to help make people there laugh in the midst of great pain?

4. What does the Dalai Lama recall the Tibetan saying about wisdom says?

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

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