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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. Which sociologist's research on loneliness does Abrams cite in Part II?
(a) Lynn Smith-Lovin.
(b) Lauren Squandre.
(c) James Lavin.
(d) Biran Mowley.

2. The Dalai Lama teaches that pain is inevitable, but suffering is which of the following?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Optional.
(c) Positive.
(d) Wrong.

3. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?
(a) Hoy Nguyen.
(b) Thupten Jinpa.
(c) Roman Fellows.
(d) Jasmine Jorge.

4. What does Archbishop Tutu think about the nature of humans?
(a) About eighty percent of humans are good, and the rest are not very good.
(b) Humans are mostly good.
(c) Humans need incentives to be good.
(d) Only the humans that go to church regularly are good.

5. What is the Sikh religion's holiest site that Abrams and Tutu visit?
(a) The Southern Church.
(b) The Wailing Wall.
(c) Harmandir Sahib.
(d) The Northern Mosque.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abrams write in the Introduction that overshadowed his happy childhood?

2. Where was Abrams driving with Archbishop Tutu a decade before the publication of the book when they became stuck in traffic?

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

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

5. What does the Dalai Lama think of when he considers the act of eating?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what frightening personal story does Abrams share about his own family?

2. In Part I, what is one of the ways the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu express their affection for each other?

3. In Part II, what is one thought the Dalai Lama thinks people should remember in terms of the world population to stave off loneliness?

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

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

6. In Part I, what kind of relationship does the Dalai Lama tell Archbishop Tutu he considers their relationship to be a bit like?

7. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama advise for people who are grieving lost loved ones?

8. In Part II, what does Archbishop Tutu emphasize about his view on human nature as a whole when bad things happen to him or in the world?

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

10. In Part II, what distinction does Archbishop Tutu draw between hope and optimism?

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