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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 291 - 348).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news program profiled the person Abrams thinks embodies the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?
(a) Entertainment Tonight.
(b) 60 Minutes.
(c) CBS This Morning.
(d) Nightline.

3. How many pillars of joy are there?
(a) 4.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. What is mental immunity, according to the Dalai Lama?
(a) Learning to avoid the destructive emotions and to develop positive ones.
(b) Thinking of positive imagery to replace negative images in one's mind.
(c) Breathing techniques that offer a person resilience.
(d) A special diet meant to fortify the mind.

5. What is the word that means the opposite of taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune?
(a) Anger.
(b) Envy.
(c) Schadenfreude.
(d) Ruthlessness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another phrase for the self-distancing practice the Dalai Lama advocates in meditation?

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

4. Which of the following pillars of joy is a quality of the mind?

5. What is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?

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