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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 old was the Dalai Lama when he escaped from Tibet to India?
(a) 24.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 30.

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

3. How does Abrams's friend Daniel Goldman characterize the Dalai Lama's attitude towards life?
(a) He says the Dalai Lama is very focused on prayer.
(b) He says the Dalai Lama seems amused by everything going on around him.
(c) He says the Dalai Lama will is a channel for peace.
(d) He says the Dalai Lama is a great mentor.

4. What does the Dalai Lama think of when he considers the act of eating?
(a) Eating only sustainable crops.
(b) His refusal to eat pork or beef, but his affinity for chicken.
(c) His status as a strict vegetarian.
(d) Nourishing the body as opposed to eating out of greed.

5. What kind of a world does Brother Steindl-Rast say a grateful world is?
(a) An unrealistic world.
(b) A happy world.
(c) A dream world.
(d) A forgiving world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?

2. Who is one of the world's leading experts on the science of the unconscious?

3. In Buddhism, who are one's most precious spiritual teachers?

4. Archbishop Tutu says he feels that each individual is which of the following "in the making"?

5. How many pillars of joy are there?

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