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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Archbishop say brings most people's greatest joy?
(a) When we send our children to school.
(b) When we pray.
(c) When we honor others at funerals.
(d) When we seek to do good for others.

3. What is the Buddhist practice of mind training called?
(a) Mudita.
(b) Lojong.
(c) Subu.
(d) Marita.

4. 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) Having children actually makes most people less content with their lives.
(d) It is just when most people think they are happy that they become sad.

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

6. 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.

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

8. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?
(a) Resilient.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Fragile.
(d) Changeable.

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

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

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

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

13. Who does Tutu bring with him to visit the Dalai Lama?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Mpho.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Leanne.

14. Who is Archbishop Tutu's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Rose.
(c) Lorelei.
(d) Leah.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does the Dalai Lama tell Tutu he prays for every day upon waking?

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

4. According to the Dalai Lama, an excess of which of the following often causes stress?

5. What does Jinpa point out that modern society has prioritized, to the detriment of society as a whole?

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