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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part III, a Tibetan goes that adversities can turn into which of the following?
(a) Good opportunities.
(b) Anger.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Fear.

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

3. What does Archbishop Tutu greet almost every new experience with?
(a) The word "unexpected."
(b) Anger.
(c) The word "wonderful."
(d) Fear.

4. What is the dessert that Archbishop Tutu most enjoys?
(a) Rum raisin ice cream.
(b) Key lime pie.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Meringues.

5. What does Archbishop Tutu say is necessary for two friends to be able to joke easily with one another?
(a) Regret.
(b) Trust.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Sadness.

6. On what date did the Dalai Lama remember that spontaneous protests began in Tibet in the 2000s?
(a) December 7, 2007.
(b) March 10, 2008.
(c) July 25, 2006.
(d) May 30, 2009.

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

8. Why did Mpho Tutu get stripped of her ministry in South Africa?
(a) She moved to another country.
(b) She said a prayer the church did not approve of.
(c) She married a partner of the same sex.
(d) She wanted to change the rules of the church too radically.

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

10. What is Archbishop Tutu's great regret regarding his father?
(a) He never told his father he loved him.
(b) He never told his father he would never forgive him.
(c) He never told his father he knew that his father had loved him.
(d) He turned down his father's request to talk very shortly before his father died.

11. Who is the Dalai Lama's friend from Northern Ireland who he thinks embodies the spirit of forgiveness?
(a) Perry Gordimer.
(b) Michaela Robinson.
(c) Amanda Richardson.
(d) Richard Moore.

12. Who was a college classmate of Abrams's who was killed in South Africa?
(a) Amy Biehl.
(b) Mary Robinson.
(c) Robin Gillson.
(d) Gene Rowland.

13. What injury does Abrams say his own father suffered recently?
(a) Broken wrist.
(b) Torn ligament in the shoulder.
(c) Broken leg.
(d) Traumatic brain injury.

14. What does the term askaris refer to?
(a) Members of the African National Congress who turned and supported government forces.
(b) Members of the Tutsi tribe.
(c) Freedom fighters in Northern Ireland.
(d) Members of the Hutu tribe.

15. According to Abrams, what is generosity the natural outgrowth of?
(a) Power.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the most difficult decisions Archbishop Tutu and his wife had to make during their marriage?

2. What did researcher Elizabeth Dunn and colleagues discover about people's happiness when they spend money?

3. What does the Dalai Lama say happens to people who have no difficulties and are always relaxed?

4. What does the Dalai Lama say is first necessary before one can bestow kindness on someone else?

5. What key paradox of Buddhism does Abrams point out in the section titled Acceptance: The Only Place?

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