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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 have scientists discovered too much stress does to a specific part of our biological makeup?
(a) Constricts blood vessels in the legs.
(b) Wears down the telomeres.
(c) Causes our pupils to dilate.
(d) Causes our white blood cells to grow bigger.

2. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?
(a) Roman Fellows.
(b) Hoy Nguyen.
(c) Jasmine Jorge.
(d) Thupten Jinpa.

3. Who is one of Archbishop Tutu's favorite mystics, mentioned in Part IV?
(a) Mason of Mowrey.
(b) Robert of Locksley.
(c) Julian of Norwich.
(d) Freeman of Gelburn.

4. What does Abrams say acceptance is the opposite of?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Resignation and defeat.

5. What key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?
(a) We strive to be happy, but we often are sad.
(b) We need goals to grow as people, but we should not become overly attached to our own aspirations.
(c) We are only as trustworthy as our ancestors were.
(d) Sometimes the need for connection drives us to spend more time alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been the evolutionary advantage of fear and anxiety, according to Archbishop Tutu?

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 the Dalai Lama say is the advantage to having something go wrong?

4. Which primatologist believes that peace-making activities are extremely common in the animal kingdom?

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

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