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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. Who does Archbishop Tutu say are usually the hardest for people to forgive?
(a) Those who are their teachers.
(b) Those who are older than them.
(c) Those who are their competitors.
(d) Those closest to them.

2. What disease did Archbishop Tutu have to go to a special hospital to be treated for when he was a child?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Ebola.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Yellow Fever.

3. What is Desmond Tutu's official professional title?
(a) Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa.
(b) The Pastor of South Africa.
(c) The Pope of Rome.
(d) The High Priest of Zimbabwe.

4. Which of the following is a pillar of the heart?
(a) Fortitude.
(b) Patience.
(c) Grief.
(d) Generosity.

5. What is the dessert that the Dalai Lama most enjoys?
(a) Tibetan rice pudding.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Blueberry pie.
(d) Lemon meringue pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abrams write that he is tempted to see humor as a universal index of?

2. Who does Abrams cite as a powerful example of the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?

3. How does Abrams's friend Daniel Goldman characterize the Dalai Lama's attitude towards life?

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

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

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