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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the traditional scarf the Dalai Lama gives Tutu upon his arrival in India?
(a) Felica.
(b) Romono.
(c) Khata.
(d) Bundu.

2. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?
(a) Nafala.
(b) Raki.
(c) Swedon.
(d) Ubuntu.

3. What personal story about grief does the Dalai Lama share?
(a) His beloved teacher died and he was grief-stricken at the loss.
(b) His father died, and he went into a crisis of faith.
(c) He was devastated at the loss of his mother.
(d) He was devastated at the loss of his child.

4. The Dalai Lama teaches that pain is inevitable, but suffering is which of the following?
(a) Optional.
(b) Positive.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Wrong.

5. What is the concept of Ubuntu?
(a) Praying three times a day is required.
(b) The only true joy is in children's eyes.
(c) One needs to complete school before getting married.
(d) A person is a person through other persons.

6. What is one translation of mudita that the Dalai Lama brings up in relation to envy?
(a) The need to have someone else depend on you.
(b) The feeling of pleasure at someone else's misfortune.
(c) Sympathetic joy, or taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune.
(d) The desire to see your children succeed.

7. Which sociologist's research on loneliness does Abrams cite in Part II?
(a) Lauren Squandre.
(b) Biran Mowley.
(c) Lynn Smith-Lovin.
(d) James Lavin.

8. What is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?
(a) A Life in Exile.
(b) Finding Peace in Chaos.
(c) The Fight for Freedom.
(d) Notes to the Future.

9. Who is the South African leader Tutu speaks admiringly of and at length in Part I?
(a) Idris Bell.
(b) Eric Erickson.
(c) Nelson Mandela.
(d) Moju Fremon.

10. What kind of tea do Abrams, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Tutu drink each week?
(a) Green Tea.
(b) Earl Grey.
(c) Darjeeling.
(d) English Breakfast.

11. According to the Dalai Lama, an excess of which of the following often causes stress?
(a) Too much ambition and expectation.
(b) Too many family members close by.
(c) Too much faith in God.
(d) Too much money.

12. What is the Buddhist phrase for taking pleasure in others' good fortune?
(a) Setu.
(b) Mudita.
(c) Mafala.
(d) Ramala.

13. Where does the Dalai Lama celebrate his eightieth birthday?
(a) His birthplace in Tibet.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) The Tibetan Children's Village in India.

14. What has been the evolutionary advantage of fear and anxiety, according to Archbishop Tutu?
(a) Tribalism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Finding food.
(d) Survival.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama advise people to think about so that they will never feel lonely?

2. In what year did the Dalai Lama leave Tibet?

3. What is the Tibetan word for envy?

4. In Part I, what does Tutu say is the source of many things that undermine people's joy and happiness?

5. Where was Abrams driving with Archbishop Tutu a decade before the publication of the book when they became stuck in traffic?

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