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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 does Abrams write in the Introduction that overshadowed his happy childhood?
(a) Addiction.
(b) Illness.
(c) Depression.
(d) Poverty.

2. When did the first Democratic election in South Africa take place?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2004.

3. What paradox surrounding loneliness does the Dalai Lama speak of in Part II?
(a) It is just when most people think they are happy that they become sad.
(b) Being too rich usually makes people miserable.
(c) Having children actually makes most people less content with their lives.
(d) Excessive self-focus actually ends up making people unhappy, not happier.

4. What is the Sanskrit word for suffering?
(a) Dukkha.
(b) Humus.
(c) Sukha.
(d) Romulan.

5. What key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?
(a) We need goals to grow as people, but we should not become overly attached to our own aspirations.
(b) We strive to be happy, but we often are sad.
(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 is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?

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

3. What book did Jinpa write about meditation practices?

4. What is the Dalai Lama's hall hung with?

5. Abrams begins Part IV of the book by saying which of the following was one of the most stunning aspects of the week he spent with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu?

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