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

2. What remedy for envy does the Archbishop offer?
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Solitude.

3. Where was Abrams driving with Archbishop Tutu a decade before the publication of the book when they became stuck in traffic?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Rome.
(c) Capetown.
(d) Florida.

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

5. What was one of the most difficult decisions Archbishop Tutu and his wife had to make during their marriage?
(a) To convert to a different religion.
(b) To leave South Africa in exile.
(c) To send their children to language school in England.
(d) To send their children to boarding school when they moved back to South Africa from England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Buddhist practice of mind training called?

2. What disease did Archbishop Tutu have to go to a special hospital to be treated for when he was a child?

3. What does Jinpa point out that modern society has prioritized, to the detriment of society as a whole?

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

5. According to Abrams, what is self-compassion closely linked to?

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