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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was a college classmate of Abrams's who was killed in South Africa?
2. What is the root of the word humor?
3. What does Abrams say acceptance is the opposite of?
4. In Buddhism, who are one's most precious spiritual teachers?
5. What kind of perspective does the Dalai Lama urge his followers to try to take?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, why did the Dalai Lama laugh so hard when a former Protestant militant in Belfast said the loyalists had always taught him Jesus was Protestant and not Catholic?
2. In Part IV, what does Brother David Steindl-Rast say about the relationship between gratitude and happiness?
3. In Part IV, who is the person in Archbishop Tutu's life that has caused him some of the deepest personal pain and why?
4. In Part III, in what way does the Dalai Lama say he considers himself a student at 80 years old?
5. In Part IV, who does Abrams cite as an inspiration of what real gratitude looks like, and what were this person's circumstances?
6. In Part IV, what does Abrams say is necessary in order for people to feel present in each moment?
7. In Part IV, what do Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama emphatically agree that the willingness and ability to forgive are signs of in a person's character?
8. In Part III, what is the paradox of humility?
9. In Part III, what does the Dalai Lama say happens when he prays to a certain statue in his home every morning?
10. In Part IV, what does Abrams identify as the so-called first pillar of the heart, and why is it so important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Archbishop Tutu's feelings about his own relationship with his father. How does Tutu deal with his regret over his missed opportunity to speak with his father just before his father's death?
Essay Topic 2
Frequently throughout the book, Abrams emphasizes the ease and humor with with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu interact with each other. What role does Abrams argue that humor plays in the cultivation of joy, and of the bonds of friendship between these two particular religious leaders? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the Tibetan Children's Village to both the Dalai Lama and to Tibetan culture in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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