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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 215 - 289).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jinpa point out that modern society has prioritized, to the detriment of society as a whole?
(a) Faith.
(b) Captialism.
(c) Independence.
(d) Socialism.

2. What does Archbishop Tutu say is the difference between hope and optimism?
(a) Children are more likely to be optimists but adults are more likely to hope.
(b) Optimism spreads more easily than hope.
(c) Optimism is more superficial, while hope is deeper and more enduring.
(d) Hope is more related to faith than optimism is.

3. What is one way to cope with grief and losing loved ones, according to the Dalai Lama?
(a) Setting up a school in the loved one's honor.
(b) Finding a general sense of purpose.
(c) Praying for forgiveness for wrongs done to that person.
(d) Throwing a party of remembrance in the loved one's honor.

4. What does the Dalai Lama consume in Part III that he almost never ingests?
(a) Meat.
(b) Soup.
(c) Wine.
(d) Ice cream.

5. Who is the Dalai Lama's friend from Northern Ireland who he thinks embodies the spirit of forgiveness?
(a) Perry Gordimer.
(b) Richard Moore.
(c) Michaela Robinson.
(d) Amanda Richardson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which former U.S. Vice President did Archbishop Tutu tell a story about in Part II?

2. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?

3. What story did Archbishop Tutu use in Rwanda to help make people there laugh in the midst of great pain?

4. Why did Mpho Tutu get stripped of her ministry in South Africa?

5. How old was the Dalai Lama when he escaped from Tibet to India?

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