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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness does not include?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Forgetting a wrong.
(c) Certainty.
(d) Empathy.
2. What was one of the most difficult decisions Archbishop Tutu and his wife had to make during their marriage?
(a) To leave South Africa in exile.
(b) To convert to a different religion.
(c) To send their children to language school in England.
(d) To send their children to boarding school when they moved back to South Africa from England.
3. What story did Archbishop Tutu use in Rwanda to help make people there laugh in the midst of great pain?
(a) He told a story about small-nosed people and big-nosed people to make the gathering laugh.
(b) He told a story about flowers and bees to make people laugh.
(c) He told a story about musical bears to make people laugh.
(d) He told a story about fishing and worms to make people laugh.
4. In Part III, what does Abrams say the Archbishop's trip to India is bookended by?
(a) Weddings.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Birthday parties.
(d) Graduations.
5. What is the Dalai Lama's hall hung with?
(a) Bright thankgkas.
(b) Letters from followers.
(c) Tapestries that show scenes of Rome.
(d) Prayer pages.
6. What does the Dalai Lama say the Virgin Mary is a symbol of?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Love.
7. What does Archbishop Tutu say is necessary for two friends to be able to joke easily with one another?
(a) Regret.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Trust.
8. Which doctor of the Dalai Lama's does Archbishop Tutu see in Dharamsala?
(a) Benito Murlo.
(b) Morris Forworn.
(c) Virgil Maglio.
(d) Yeshi Dhonden.
9. Which part of the brain do some researchers think gratitude stimulates?
(a) The hypothalamus.
(b) The medulla oblongata.
(c) The amygdala.
(d) The frontal cortex.
10. What did the Dalai Lama say he learned on a flight from Japan to San Francisco?
(a) The enduring pleasures of a hot towel over one's eyes.
(b) The hospitality that flight attendants are expected to project.
(c) The enormous patience it takes to be a parent.
(d) The human capacity for forgiveness.
11. According to Abrams, what is generosity the natural outgrowth of?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Power.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Compassion.
12. What key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?
(a) Sometimes the need for connection drives us to spend more time alone.
(b) We are only as trustworthy as our ancestors were.
(c) We strive to be happy, but we often are sad.
(d) We need goals to grow as people, but we should not become overly attached to our own aspirations.
13. Who does Abrams cite as a powerful example of the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?
(a) Marlon Brando.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Anthony Ray Hinton.
(d) Michael Riley.
14. Who does Archbishop say is good at keeping him humble?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.
15. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness is a sign of?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Strength.
(d) Intelligence.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Archbishop Tutu say are usually the hardest for people to forgive?
2. What book did Archbishop Tutu and his daughter write about forgiveness?
3. Which of the following is a pillar of the heart?
4. What is the dessert that the Dalai Lama most enjoys?
5. How many children were to attend the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday party at the Tibetan Village?
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