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

2. What is one translation of mudita that the Dalai Lama brings up in relation to envy?
(a) Sympathetic joy, or taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune.
(b) The desire to see your children succeed.
(c) The need to have someone else depend on you.
(d) The feeling of pleasure at someone else's misfortune.

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

4. What role did Archbishop Tutu play in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa?
(a) He was chairperson.
(b) He was the lawyer called in to mediate discussions.
(c) He was the note-taker.
(d) He was the faith healer there.

5. Why are the Dalai Lama's flights frequently delayed or canceled?
(a) His personal pilot has other clients he has to rearrange his schedule to accommodate.
(b) He can not get enough security professionals to accompany him on his travels.
(c) His ailing health puts his travel plans at risk.
(d) The weather at his local airport is very changeable and chaotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the world's leading experts on the science of the unconscious?

2. What is the title of Nelson Mandela's book that Abrams quotes from?

3. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?

4. What does the Archbishop say brings most people's greatest joy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what is the meaning of the word "dukkha?"

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. In Part I, why does Archbishop Tutu wonder how the Dalai Lama is not morose?

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

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

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

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