The Book of Joy Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Book of Joy Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first Democratic election in South Africa take place?
(a) 1980.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1994.

2. Who is the person that it was most difficult for Archbishop Tutu to personally forgive in his own life?
(a) His father.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His brother.

3. What does the Dalai Lama say the only danger to him in India is?
(a) Too much sun.
(b) Illness.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) To little rice.

4. What kind of a world does Brother Steindl-Rast say a grateful world is?
(a) A forgiving world.
(b) An unrealistic world.
(c) A dream world.
(d) A happy world.

5. What does Archbishop say is the upside about China invading Tibet?
(a) He would not have had as close of a relationship with the Dalai Lama had China not invaded Tibet.
(b) South Africans would not have found solidarity with Tibetans in the same way.
(c) He would never have gotten to see India in the same way.
(d) He would not have learned about the suffering of the Tibetan people otherwise.

6. What did researcher Elizabeth Dunn and colleagues discover about people's happiness when they spend money?
(a) People are happiest spending money going out to dinner.
(b) People are happier spending money on others than they are spending it on themselves in some studies.
(c) People are happier spending money on less expensive things for themselves than they are spending money on more expensive things.
(d) People are happier the more money they spend on themselves.

7. What does Jinpa say there is no room for in life when one becomes a refugee?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pretense.
(c) Fear.
(d) Bitterness.

8. What news program profiled the person Abrams thinks embodies the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?
(a) Nightline.
(b) CBS This Morning.
(c) 60 Minutes.
(d) Entertainment Tonight.

9. What does Archbishop Tutu think about developing one's sense of humor?
(a) It is a skill to be cultivated.
(b) It can only be taught by one's parents.
(c) It is innate.
(d) It can only be taught by a comedian.

10. According to Abrams, what is self-compassion closely linked to?
(a) Self-acceptance.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Power.

11. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness is a sign of?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Strength.
(d) Fortitude.

12. What phrase of the Dalai Lama's regarding handling difficulties in life is Abrams particularly struck by in Part III?
(a) Finding your inner strength.
(b) Handling the stone.
(c) Passing through difficulties.
(d) Rising to the occasion.

13. Which primatologist believes that peace-making activities are extremely common in the animal kingdom?
(a) Jane Goodall.
(b) Francine Waters.
(c) Frans de Waal.
(d) Rachel Carson.

14. 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 musical bears to make people laugh.
(c) He told a story about fishing and worms to make people laugh.
(d) He told a story about flowers and bees to make people laugh.

15. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness does not include?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Forgetting a wrong.
(c) Certainty.
(d) Empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abrams mention his wife's profession is?

2. Who is one of Archbishop Tutu's favorite mystics, mentioned in Part IV?

3. What does the Dalai Lama recall the Tibetan saying about wisdom says?

4. What does the Archbishop say is the natural response when someone hits you?

5. Abrams writes that generosity is not just about giving money but also about giving which of the following?

(see the answer keys)

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