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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. What is Desmond Tutu's official professional title?
(a) Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa.
(b) The Pastor of South Africa.
(c) The Pope of Rome.
(d) The High Priest of Zimbabwe.

2. Who is one of the world's leading experts on the science of the unconscious?
(a) John Bargh.
(b) Jennifer Hutchins.
(c) Rowley Hawkins.
(d) Bergman Nord.

3. What does Abrams's friend Gordon Wheeler say grief is the reminder of?
(a) Our capacity for healing.
(b) Our ambition.
(c) Our mistakes.
(d) The depths of our love.

4. What does the Dalai Lama advise people to think about so that they will never feel lonely?
(a) You are never alone if God is in your life.
(b) There are seven billion people on the planet.
(c) You can always find a pet to keep you company.
(d) Everyone has at least one friend.

5. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?
(a) Sukha.
(b) Dukkha.
(c) Romulan.
(d) Humus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the concept of Ubuntu?

2. What is the Buddhist phrase for taking pleasure in others' good fortune?

3. How long does the Dalai Lama tell Tutu he prays for every day upon waking?

4. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?

5. Which researcher found that mild sadness can have some surprising benefits?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what daily routine do the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop share related to their prayer schedule?

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

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

4. In the Introduction, why does Abrams say Archbishop Tutu might not have been able to travel to take part in the talks that made up the material for the book?

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

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

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

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

9. In the Introduction, what distinction does Tutu make between joy and happiness?

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

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