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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 83 - 144).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Throwing a party of remembrance in the loved one's honor.
(c) Praying for forgiveness for wrongs done to that person.
(d) Finding a general sense of purpose.

2. In the Introduction, why did it look as if the Archbishop Tutu might not be able to make his travel arrangements to visit the Dalai Lama?
(a) There had been an earthquake recently in India.
(b) The weather was very bad.
(c) He had prostate cancer and his doctors might have had to advise him not to travel.
(d) His visa might have been revoked.

3. Which young leader in South Africa was assassinated, deeply hurting Archbishop Tutu?
(a) Marlon Jamison.
(b) Marion Barry.
(c) Katri Ballard.
(d) Chris Hani.

4. Where is the Dalai Lama's residence in exile?
(a) Moscow, Russia.
(b) Dharamsala, India.
(c) Los Angeles California.
(d) New York, New York.

5. What is Desmond Tutu's official professional title?
(a) Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa.
(b) The Pope of Rome.
(c) The Pastor of South Africa.
(d) The High Priest of Zimbabwe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Dalai Lama teaches that pain is inevitable, but suffering is which of the following?

2. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?

3. How many siblings did the Dalai Lama have who died in infancy?

4. What did the Buddha tell the woman who had lost her child in the Dalai Lama's story?

5. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?

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