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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 mention his wife's profession is?
(a) She is a history professor.
(b) She is in an integrative physician.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a lawyer.

2. What disease did Archbishop Tutu suffer from as a child?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Polio.
(c) Measles.
(d) Malaria.

3. What did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?
(a) To find mustard seeds from a house that had not been touched by death. When she could not, she realized she was not alone in her suffering.
(b) To find another child to raise in her first child's place.
(c) To pray at her child's gravestone and he would rise again.
(d) To give her life to God, and this would make her happy.

4. What does the Dalai Lama say genuine friendship is based upon?
(a) Shared experiences.
(b) Family.
(c) Humor.
(d) Trust.

5. What does the Dalai Lama say is an artificial posture that he rejects in favor of breaking down barriers between himself and others?
(a) Hand-shaking.
(b) Formality.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Archbishop Tutu say is the difference between hope and optimism?

2. What is the first step in the Dalai Lama's process of cultivating mental immunity?

3. What does Archbishop Tutu think about the nature of humans?

4. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?

5. In Part III, a Tibetan goes that adversities can turn into which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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