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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. According to the Dalai Lama, an excess of which of the following often causes stress?
(a) Too much faith in God.
(b) Too much ambition and expectation.
(c) Too many family members close by.
(d) Too much money.

2. What is the Sikh religion's holiest site that Abrams and Tutu visit?
(a) The Wailing Wall.
(b) Harmandir Sahib.
(c) The Northern Mosque.
(d) The Southern Church.

3. What does the Archbishop say brings most people's greatest joy?
(a) When we honor others at funerals.
(b) When we pray.
(c) When we seek to do good for others.
(d) When we send our children to school.

4. Where does Abrams write that he grew up as a child?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Scarsdale.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Manhattan.

5. Why was the Dalai Lama prevented from coming to Tutu's own birthday celebration in South Africa?
(a) He had to stay behind for an important funeral.
(b) The Chinese government pressured South Africa to deny him the visa he needed for travel.
(c) He had become too ill to travel.
(d) He could not miss an important religious celebration in the Tibetan Children's Village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country invaded Tibet, causing the Dalai Lama to go into exile in India?

2. What does Jinpa point out that modern society has prioritized, to the detriment of society as a whole?

3. What neuropsychiatrist's work does Abrams quote in Part II about anger?

4. Who is the South African leader Tutu speaks admiringly of and at length in Part I?

5. What has been the evolutionary advantage of fear and anxiety, according to Archbishop Tutu?

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