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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the word that means the opposite of taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune?
(a) Ruthlessness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Envy.
(d) Schadenfreude.

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

3. What is one way to cope with grief and losing loved ones, according to the Dalai Lama?
(a) Setting up a school in the loved one's honor.
(b) Finding a general sense of purpose.
(c) Praying for forgiveness for wrongs done to that person.
(d) Throwing a party of remembrance in the loved one's honor.

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

5. What does the Dalai Lama think of when he considers the act of eating?
(a) His refusal to eat pork or beef, but his affinity for chicken.
(b) Nourishing the body as opposed to eating out of greed.
(c) His status as a strict vegetarian.
(d) Eating only sustainable crops.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?
(a) He had to stay behind for an important funeral.
(b) The Chinese government pressured South Africa to deny him the visa he needed for travel.
(c) He could not miss an important religious celebration in the Tibetan Children's Village.
(d) He had become too ill to travel.

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

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

15. 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 three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
(c) He eats only snacks all day.
(d) He eats just one meal a day, lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been the evolutionary advantage of fear and anxiety, according to Archbishop Tutu?

2. What is the Buddhist phrase for taking pleasure in others' good fortune?

3. Which country invaded Tibet, causing the Dalai Lama to go into exile in India?

4. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?

5. Where does the Dalai Lama celebrate his eightieth birthday?

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