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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 Archbishop Tutu's great regret regarding his father?

2. What does the Dalai Lama say happens to people who have no difficulties and are always relaxed?

3. What does the Dalai Lama say the Virgin Mary is a symbol of?

4. On what date did the Dalai Lama remember that spontaneous protests began in Tibet in the 2000s?

5. What is the root of the word humor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part III, what is the paradox of humility?

4. In Part IV, who does Abrams cite as an inspiration of what real gratitude looks like, and what were this person's circumstances?

5. What decision regarding Archbishop Tutu's children created some tension and anguish between Tutu and his wife, Leah?

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 does the Dalai Lama say he learned on his flight from Japan to San Francisco in sitting next to a mother with young children?

8. In Part IV, what does Abrams identify as the Dalai Lama's and Archbishop Tutu's default approach to any subject, no matter how painful?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are envy and jealousy so corrosive and such powerful barriers to realizing joy in one's life, according to the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Are the Dalai Lama's and Archbishop Desmond Tutu's teachings about forgiveness - and the human capacity for forgiveness - realistic? Write an essay explaining your opinion, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the Dalai Lama's teachings about the links between forgiveness and strength, and those between revenge and weakness.

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