The Book of Joy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Book of Joy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Tibetan word for envy?
(a) Bonfen.
(b) Trakdok.
(c) Mudita.
(d) Suka.

2. What kind of traditional beads do followers of the Dalai Lama use to pray?
(a) Bunatan.
(b) Fijuian.
(c) Rosary.
(d) Mala.

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

4. What have scientists discovered too much stress does to a specific part of our biological makeup?
(a) Constricts blood vessels in the legs.
(b) Causes our white blood cells to grow bigger.
(c) Causes our pupils to dilate.
(d) Wears down the telomeres.

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

6. Which American civil rights leader is one of Archbishop Tutu's heroes?
(a) Bayard Rustin.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Robert F. Kennedy.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

7. What is the name of the famous prison that held many freedom fighters in South Africa during apartheid?
(a) Robben Island.
(b) Van Dieman's Land.
(c) Mohijo Prison.
(d) Alcatraz.

8. Which country invaded Tibet, causing the Dalai Lama to go into exile in India?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Iran.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

9. Where was Abrams driving with Archbishop Tutu a decade before the publication of the book when they became stuck in traffic?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Florida.
(c) Rome.
(d) Capetown.

10. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?
(a) He eats just one meal a day, lunch.
(b) He eats only two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.
(c) He eats only snacks all day.
(d) He eats three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

11. Which former U.S. Vice President did Archbishop Tutu tell a story about in Part II?
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Dan Quayle.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

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

13. What does Abrams's friend Gordon Wheeler say grief is the reminder of?
(a) Our mistakes.
(b) Our capacity for healing.
(c) Our ambition.
(d) The depths of our love.

14. In the Introduction, why did it look as if the Archbishop Tutu might not be able to make his travel arrangements to visit the Dalai Lama?
(a) His visa might have been revoked.
(b) The weather was very bad.
(c) There had been an earthquake recently in India.
(d) He had prostate cancer and his doctors might have had to advise him not to travel.

15. What does Archbishop Tutu think about the nature of humans?
(a) Only the humans that go to church regularly are good.
(b) About eighty percent of humans are good, and the rest are not very good.
(c) Humans need incentives to be good.
(d) Humans are mostly good.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Buddhist practice of mind training called?

3. What is Archbishop Tutu's advice for people in dealing with their own negative thoughts?

4. How many siblings did the Dalai Lama have who died in infancy?

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

(see the answer keys)

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