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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. What is the dessert that Archbishop Tutu most enjoys?

2. What news program profiled the person Abrams thinks embodies the principles of gratitude and forgiveness?

3. What does the Dalai Lama say forgiveness is a sign of?

4. What is the root of the word humor?

5. What is the Dalai Lama's hall hung with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Abrams identify as two of the greatest sources of suffering in our lives?

2. In Part III, what does the Dalai Lama say about his feelings about his own safety and security in Dharamsala?

3. In Part III, what does the Dalai Lama say true arrogance is really an indication of?

4. In Part IV, who is the person in Archbishop Tutu's life that has caused him some of the deepest personal pain and why?

5. In Part III, what specific advice does the Dalai Lama offer about changing one's perspective for the better?

6. In Part III, what does Jinpa say is the true measure of spiritual development?

7. In Part IV, what does Brother David Steindl-Rast say about the relationship between gratitude and happiness?

8. In Part III, what does the Dalai Lama say happens when he prays to a certain statue in his home every morning?

9. In Part IV, what does Abrams say is necessary in order for people to feel present in each moment?

10. In Part III, why does the Dalai Lama jokingly say he prefers to go to hell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose do you think Abrams's frequent citations of scientific evidence and research to support some of the Dalai Lama's and Archbishop Desmond Tutu's claims about emotion and spirituality serve for the reader? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks often about Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader and former South African president. Write an essay exploring the influence Mandela's life, activism, and politics has had on Tutu, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What distinctions does the Dalai Lama emphasize to ensure that those who forgive past traumas are not harmed again by the very act of forgiveness? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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