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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following pillars of joy is a quality of the mind?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Humility.
(d) Education.
2. What news program profiled the person Abrams thinks embodies the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?
(a) Nightline.
(b) CBS This Morning.
(c) Entertainment Tonight.
(d) 60 Minutes.
3. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness is a sign of?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Strength.
(d) Fortitude.
4. Which primatologist believes that peace-making activities are extremely common in the animal kingdom?
(a) Jane Goodall.
(b) Francine Waters.
(c) Rachel Carson.
(d) Frans de Waal.
5. On what date did the Dalai Lama remember that spontaneous protests began in Tibet in the 2000s?
(a) December 7, 2007.
(b) May 30, 2009.
(c) March 10, 2008.
(d) July 25, 2006.
6. What does the Dalai Lama say about Archbishop Tutu's father?
(a) He probably did not deserve forgiveness.
(b) He was a kind person, and when he was drunk he was not his true self.
(c) He probably would have asked for forgiveness if he had lived long enough.
(d) He should have sought treatment treatment for his addiction.
7. Why are some people afraid of receiving compassion from others, according to Abrams?
(a) Because they do not feel worthy of love and attention.
(b) Because they are more inclined to worry.
(c) Because they think people will want something in return.
(d) Because they do not really want to be happy.
8. The Dalai Lama references a study in Part III that linked a greater risk of heart attack to which of the following?
(a) The conversational use of I, me, and mine.
(b) The lack of exercise common in Western cultures.
(c) The eating of red meat.
(d) Watching too much television.
9. What does Abrams mention his wife's profession is?
(a) She is in an integrative physician.
(b) She is a lawyer.
(c) She is a history professor.
(d) She is a nurse.
10. What does the Dalai Lama consume in Part III that he almost never ingests?
(a) Meat.
(b) Wine.
(c) Soup.
(d) Ice cream.
11. In what year did the Dalai Lama start making pilgrimages to different religious traditions?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1975.
(c) 2010.
(d) 1980.
12. Why did Mpho Tutu get stripped of her ministry in South Africa?
(a) She married a partner of the same sex.
(b) She wanted to change the rules of the church too radically.
(c) She said a prayer the church did not approve of.
(d) She moved to another country.
13. What is the root of the word humor?
(a) The Greek word humira, meaning work.
(b) The Latin word humora, meaning miracle.
(c) The same as the root for humanity: humus.
(d) The Latin word huma, meaning connection.
14. What does the Dalai Lama say is first necessary before one can bestow kindness on someone else?
(a) One must first learn to donate to charities.
(b) One must first learn to show kindness to oneself.
(c) One must first find God.
(d) One must first learn to show kindness to one's family.
15. Who is one of Archbishop Tutu's favorite mystics, mentioned in Part IV?
(a) Mason of Mowrey.
(b) Freeman of Gelburn.
(c) Robert of Locksley.
(d) Julian of Norwich.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Dalai Lama say the Buddha's first teaching is?
2. In Buddhism, who are one's most precious spiritual teachers?
3. What story did Archbishop Tutu use in Rwanda to help make people there laugh in the midst of great pain?
4. What does Archbishop Tutu think about developing one's sense of humor?
5. What does Jinpa say there is no room for in life when one becomes a refugee?
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