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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 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) Excessive self-focus actually ends up making people unhappy, not happier.
(d) Having children actually makes most people less content with their lives.

2. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness does not include?
(a) Certainty.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Forgetting a wrong.
(d) Gratitude.

3. What does Archbishop Tutu say is the difference between hope and optimism?
(a) Optimism is more superficial, while hope is deeper and more enduring.
(b) Optimism spreads more easily than hope.
(c) Hope is more related to faith than optimism is.
(d) Children are more likely to be optimists but adults are more likely to hope.

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

5. What does the Dalai Lama say happens to a person who cares only for himself?
(a) He thrives.
(b) He becomes forgetful.
(c) He shrivels.
(d) He becomes powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a pillar of the heart?

2. What purpose does the Dalai Lama suggest journaling for?

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

4. What does the Dalai Lama say genuine friendship is based upon?

5. What famous honor did both Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama both receive?

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