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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What paradox surrounding loneliness does the Dalai Lama speak of in Part II?
(a) Being too rich usually makes people miserable.
(b) Excessive self-focus actually ends up making people unhappy, not happier.
(c) It is just when most people think they are happy that they become sad.
(d) Having children actually makes most people less content with their lives.

2. What is the Sikh religion's holiest site that Abrams and Tutu visit?
(a) The Southern Church.
(b) Harmandir Sahib.
(c) The Wailing Wall.
(d) The Northern Mosque.

3. What is the Sanskrit word for suffering?
(a) Romulan.
(b) Sukha.
(c) Dukkha.
(d) Humus.

4. How long does the Dalai Lama tell Tutu he prays for every day upon waking?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 8 hours.

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

6. Why are the Dalai Lama's flights frequently delayed or canceled?
(a) His ailing health puts his travel plans at risk.
(b) The weather at his local airport is very changeable and chaotic.
(c) He can not get enough security professionals to accompany him on his travels.
(d) His personal pilot has other clients he has to rearrange his schedule to accommodate.

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

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

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

10. Who was the Dalai Lama's biology "tutor"?
(a) Anthony Forgione.
(b) Roman Farrow.
(c) Julia Nevry.
(d) Robert Livingston.

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 money.
(d) Too much faith in God.

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

13. In what year did the Dalai Lama leave Tibet?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1959.

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) He had prostate cancer and his doctors might have had to advise him not to travel.
(b) The weather was very bad.
(c) There had been an earthquake recently in India.
(d) His visa might have been revoked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way to cope with grief and losing loved ones, according to the Dalai Lama?

2. Who is one of the world's leading experts on the science of the unconscious?

3. What is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?

4. Who does Tutu bring with him to visit the Dalai Lama?

5. Which researcher found that mild sadness can have some surprising benefits?

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