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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. In Part III, a Tibetan goes that adversities can turn into which of the following?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Anger.
(c) Good opportunities.
(d) Fear.

2. What story did Archbishop Tutu use in Rwanda to help make people there laugh in the midst of great pain?
(a) He told a story about fishing and worms to make people laugh.
(b) He told a story about flowers and bees to make people laugh.
(c) He told a story about small-nosed people and big-nosed people to make the gathering laugh.
(d) He told a story about musical bears to make people laugh.

3. What is the Dalai Lama's birth name?
(a) Parpal Nunes.
(b) Gaya Teneo.
(c) Jinpin Snodge.
(d) Tenzin Gyatso.

4. How does the Dalai Lama suggest one goes about rejoicing in her day?
(a) Making a plan to cook someone's favorite meal for the following day.
(b) Saying a prayer to let God know how great she is.
(c) Calling someone to tell that person how great she is.
(d) Choosing one thing at the end of the day to feel good about.

5. According to Abrams, what is generosity the natural outgrowth of?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness does not include?

2. What did the Dalai Lama say he learned on a flight from Japan to San Francisco?

3. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?

4. What key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?

5. What question does the Dalai Lama advise someone struggling with anger to ask herself?

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