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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jinpa point out that modern society has prioritized, to the detriment of society as a whole?
(a) Independence.
(b) Faith.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Captialism.

3. What kind of tea do Abrams, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Tutu drink each week?
(a) Earl Grey.
(b) Green Tea.
(c) English Breakfast.
(d) Darjeeling.

4. Where is the Dalai Lama's residence in exile?
(a) Los Angeles California.
(b) Dharamsala, India.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Moscow, Russia.

5. Which former U.S. Vice President did Archbishop Tutu tell a story about in Part II?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Dan Quayle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?

2. What is Desmond Tutu's official professional title?

3. Which sociologist's research on loneliness does Abrams cite in Part II?

4. What kind of traditional beads do followers of the Dalai Lama use to pray?

5. What is the Dalai Lama's birth name?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what is the main difference between how the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu advise people to handle feelings of envy?

2. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu tell Abrams humans are?

3. In Part II, what does Archbishop Tutu advise for people who become frustrated and encounter obstacles to finding joy?

4. In Part II, what does Abrams learn about Archbishop's Tutu methods of calming himself when the two are stuck in bad traffic?

5. In Part I, what does Archbishop Tutu say ultimately leads to people's greatest experiences of joy?

6. In Part I, what do the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu agree is necessary for the creation of something beautiful?

7. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama say that stress and anxiety in modern life are often caused by?

8. In Part I, how does Abrams explain the so-called hedonic treadmill?

9. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama identify as the connection between fear and anger?

10. In Part II, what do both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu advise as a way of handling one's worries?

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